Field notes, v560
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Chatin 1939 Itinerary. June 28 11 mi. N E Weed, ft., Siskiyou Co., Calif. Party composed of A.W. Johnson, Frank J. Hooper, Donald Hoffmeister, Bill Longhurst, Lloyd Davis and John E. Chattin left the Mus. of Vert. Zool.-U of Calif. Berkeley at 9:20 A.M. June 27. U.S. highway 40 was followed NE to 10 mi. beyond Dixon where highway 99 W was followed to Red Bluff. From here highway 99 was followed to Weed; from Weed highway 97 was followed to the present site. This site 11 mi. NE of Weed is near the old railroad siding Delaney. The soil is loose gray sand about 6 in. deep with some fine gravel intermixed. The ground is dry to a depth of at least 1 ft. Slope is very gentle but rocky outcrops are present on either side. Many sawed stumps of Pinus ponderosa are present, some of which are fire-scarred. The Life-Zone is Transition as indicated by yellow pine & sagebrush (Artemisia Tridentata). Vegetation in the clearing includes Artemesia tridentata, Pinus ponderosa, Purshia tridentata (Antelope brush) Arctostaphylos(?)(manzanita) Juniperus occidentalis (western juniper) and a kind of bunch grass which