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Chattin J.
1940
Itinerary
250 ft. 5 mi S. Palo Verde, Imperial Co, California
Jan. 4 P.M. - Wm Longhurst and I drove from Phoenix Ariz. to Blythe,
Calif. where we ate lunch
and purchased supplies. We left Blythe about 2:30 P.M. and travelled west on the main highway for about 2 miles,
then turned southward on
the road leading to Palo Verde.
From there we drove south to
the present locality, arriving
about 3:00 P.M.. This locality
is about 3 miles west of the
Colorado river on the
homestead or ranch owned by
Styler (?) (or Stiler). 100 yds. or so
east of the house is a large
slough along the river
bottom, westward 1/4 mi
is the mesa above the
river floodplain which
is cut by numerous washes
running towards the river.
Vegetation along the river or
sloughs consists of tule (Scirpus
lacustris), Ironwood, Palo Verde, and
mesquite. Creosote bush (Covillea)