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From Shumakers to Longus, Spencer—Lakeville
Also a light colored white-barked species
was seen above Barrel Springs, Eptedra newadineis
Yucca arborescens—First seen at Lake and
then more abundantly till we got below
Holmes, where it was abundant and 25ft.
high. Dies out at Vincent.
y. whippei S. Reno. Lake, at Little Rock Creek.
Begins at Vincent and is scattering through
the pass. Rare in S. Fernando Valley. Seen
in Lower Swartout but dictated near summit.
Opuntia engelmannii Not in passes, but abundant
in S. Fernando Valley.
O. bernardina Not seen east nor north of Lang—where
a little was seen. Abund. in Fernando Valley.
O. echinocarpa Began near Rock Creek and became
abundant below Holmes. Sometimes 5ft.
high. very abundant for 2 miles below
Vincent, when it died out at actor.
O. basilaris (?) A few clumps grew below
Clyde's in Lower Swartout.
Reptiles—Phrynosoma blainvillii Little Rock Creek !
Mammals —
Ovis canadensis Mt. Sheep. Reported in Arcamanga Mts.
Jamias. Con. at Neaths'.
T. leucurus reddish-brown back, white tail turned
up and streaked sides—very small. Lower
& Upper Swartout. Rock Creek to Soledad Pass
Nowhere abund. except low Swartout and below Holmes.
Spermophibus Rare at Little R. Cr. and in Soledad
Pass. Abund from thence to R. zicle, abund. at Sangus,
Sciurus fossier Seen near Neaths',
Vepus cab One seen above Lake. b.... Ravenna.
Birds —
Those seen in Upper Swartout are marked (+)
Bride seen this side of L. A. are but rarely
noted. Much the same as one would expect.
There in Swartout but only in "Lower-upper" Swartout