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"more East Well 5038 ft. R. 13 E, T. 11 N. Providence
Mts. Mohave Desert, San Bernardino Co.,
California
May 27/31.
While we were stopped at a service station
at Amboy a tourist drew up and asked the
operator if there were any wolves around
here, and stated that he had seen a large one
crossing the road back about two miles,
which goes to show the popular impression
of eastern people travelling in the West
concerning coyotes.
Leaving Amboy we turned north up along
wash which we followed for fifteen
miles up around the north end of the
Providence Mts. Along the wash birds with
black tail jackers were seen crossing the
road, which I supposed to be Say Phoebe's.
One Emperors was also seen. Crimidesphes
were seen occasionally and one was shot
at the north end of the Providence Mts. The
Providence Mts are relatively barren as compare
to the Granite and Providence Mts to the
north. The south facing slope is sparsely
covered with canyon and juniper on
the Granite Mts., and more heavily
wooded on the north.
At Cottonwood Spring, located at the
southern end of the Providence Mts,
R 13 E, T. 9 N. According to Plate III Water
Supply Paper #90, U.S. Geological Survey,
Cliff Barnes owns a cattle ranch, and
resides there with his family throughout
the year. He tells me that the place
where he lives is wrongly named in that
the Cottonwood Springs, as commonly
known there, is located about three miles