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Mayhew
1959
Journal
10.
Jan.29 Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif.
drove through extensive stands of
yucca (Yucca jaegeri). The road is
unpaved from highway 91 to Cina, but is
paved from Cina to Kelso. We returned
to Kelso by way of Cina. We drove
through Kelso and up to Kaiser's old
Vulcan Mine. This is an iron mine
that operated during the war (WWII),but
has been closed since. It is 3800 feet
in elevation in the Providence Mts.
We reached the mine at 1730 and
established camp inside the cement
foundation for one of the former
mine buildings. This mine is 9 1/2 mi.
S.E. of Kelso, and has a paved road
leading to it. The minimum temp.
tonight was 34°F. We drove a total
of 116 miles today.
Jan.30 This morning we arose at 0730, ate
a little breakfast, collected a couple
of flowering plants, then broke camp at
0930. We drove into Kelso for a
steak breakfast at the restaurant,
then drove south on Kelbeke
Road about 10 miles, where we found
the road leading to the Kelso Dunes.
We drove in just past the second
corrugated and parked. Then we began
looking for Uria scoparia. We
found a couple, and I immature