out for a road metal. Did no work in the afternoon. For hit. 2947 August 9th Friday Oxim Springs. Set up also and was away to Oxim Springs by six o'clock. Here we saw the only blue licks spring and then collected all the morning on two "slades" to the southward of spring. In the upper Branch of the Astracaspargia are common but the other kinds are rare. The lower Brandyport has quite clay well and those in places abound in Astylospargia. Did no work in the afternoon. To which I determined that the summer lack is too much from me and concluded not to go to Oklahoma. Ruks will go to do three orals field work. Paid him the various sums laid out on the trip amounting to $16.00 Also paid him $34.75 cash in account and gave him a check for $115.00. Both of these items are to be accounted for on his trip to the Arbuckles and his return to Sale.