Field notes, v541
Page 273
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Journal Boell 1964 Ojosaguna, Chihuahua, Mex. 5-200 ftel. Termiary continued field that he plowed out of the sacaton within an area about 2 miles long and a half mile wide in the upper (west) edge of the sacaton are about 30 small springs (ojos). About ten of these have been dug out to form small pools. Most of them have hand dug ditches designed to "irrigate" the pasture. Two of the largest are used for major irrigation of corn on the Gutierrez fan and a similar corn field on the next fan north. Around the Gutierrez house and several of the casa ruins are introduced trees such as, mulberry, tamarisk, tree of heaven, kind of persimmon (hick), peach, and one black locust. The only native trees appear to be catborwood, willow and mesquite The Estacion de Ojosaguna is on the El Paso-Chihuahua Railroad about 5 miles east (slightly south) of old Ojosaguna. On April 21 this year there was considerably less surface water than when we left here on April 25 last year (1963).