19. TRACHT, JOHN 1989 Journal Ride River near Cliff, Grant Co., New Mexico. Elevation 4500 ft. August 1 Epeiragus sp - 6 Idrocolus Ruricus - 3 (Crab) Zogea Californica - 4 Spaeas Murds Washington House, adjacent to Rattlesnake Spring portion of Carlsbad Caverna National Park, Eddy Co., New Mexico. Elevation 3650 ft. August 2 I arrived here at 4:00, after spending 1/2 hour at the roadside next behind El Capitan of Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas collecting our notes from yesterday and the day before, and another 20 min. mapping. I spoke to Peggy Burton, who granted me permission to collect goldfishes on the property of Washington House, which is a residential property for Carlsbad Area Retarded Citizens. The property abuts the N.E. boundaries of the Rattlesnake Spring portion of Carlsbad Caverna National Park. John Hund told me that this is the best area for these goldfishes in all of SE New Mexico. Rattlesnake Springs emerges from the ground on the NPS property and forms the major source of the Black River. Adjacent to the NPS property on the S., the Nature Conservancy owns the property through which the river courses. It traverses Washington House property. Where it emerges from the ground and on the Nature Conservancy Property, there is a nearly continuous gallery woodland of medium size (a few large) willows, Fremont Cottonwood, Russian Olives, W. Sophora, mulberry, valent, and Pomek(?) trees. When the stream course becomes faster, coarser woody vegetation is prominent. The NPS property is most notable for the picnic area with well spaced large Fremont Cottonwoods, planted by the CCC in the 1930s. Water from the springs is used to water the extensive lawns of the NPS property, and to supply water needs for all the park. Some water is also diverted directly from the springs for use