Field journal of Heller, March to April 1915
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Willow trees were seen bordering the hedges, The RA leaves the coast at Ensenada Sta. + climbs up the sandy hills at a steep inclination averaging about 40°. The first inland vegetation met were clumps of small cereus cactus some of which were in blossom. On the drift sand a few small parallel trucks were seen which may have been mice. Burros were also seen under the low banks of RA cuts which looked like marmal lion? At Kilometer 32 there were on top of a high apartment over- looking the Pueblo River valley with its fields of cane & grain crops separated by hedges of trees eucalyptus, willow etc. Above Pueblo Sta. we saw a flock of 10 or more giant condors which wheeled down the air within 50 or 75 yds of us. Many black vultures were associated with them. They were apparently gathered about the deceased carcass of a Burro. Further in some miles the boys on the riding on the carcatcher saw