Boulware, Ft 1942 Itinerary Apr.5 O.P. Silliman residence, 225 W Alisal St., Salinas, Monterey Co., Calif. original 10th edition. He has all three of Captain Cook's voyages and two sets of Captain Beechey's voyage, several of Bonaparte's early writings, and other rare old volumes. The rain continues. We were unable to go into Deer Camp as planned. Apr.6 Muddy Creek, 750 ft., Chualar Canyon, Monterey Co., Calif. Mr. Silliman arrived about 9:30 AM and guided us out by Hartnell College to see some private landowners about getting into Deer Camp. Although the sun was shining this morning and the clouds were only scattered, we were informed that the road into Deer Camp would be impassable until it dries out for a day or two. So we drove on south to Chualar Canyon where Mr. Silliman secured permission for us to camp on Muddy Creek on the land of Gottlieb Johnson. In our drive thru the Salinas Valley along the base of the Salinan Range to Chualar Canyon, we passed several hundred acres of the guayule plant which is being grown for production of synthetic rubber. These plants were not more than 5 inches high and had thick grayish-green foliage of a seemingly rubbery nature without much stretch of imagination. There is a good road up Chualar Canyon. There is also a road up Muddy Creek. However, this is too muddy to drive up as yet, although about a mile up Muddy Creek is a flat area of meadow which would be a fine and superior place to camp. When we hiked up there this afternoon we saw even tracks, cut tracks,