Hoffmeister 1939 Itinerary Snake R., 350 ft, 1 mi. N Burbank, Walla Walla Co., Wash. Snake River. I also picked up a Marmota skull to which a part of the fur was still attached, apparently having been killed early this year, and the ranch hand said he had shot some by this woodpile during the year. July 24 Touchet R., 850 ft, 1 mi. W Lamar, Walla Walla Co., Wash Johnson, Lewis and I left our camp along the Snake River north of Burbank about 5:00 P.M. last evening and drove via Highways 395 and 410 to Wallula and to Touchet, turning north on Highway 3D and continuing to Eureka and to Lamar, retracing our route to the Touchet River, as (the Nfld. Herbarium, vol. II, Flora Areas of state of Wash.) designated above. According to A life zone map of Washington, between Eureka and Lamar there was indicated a tree-less Transition zone. However, at this time, all the country between these two localities are now wheat fields, and are flat plains at about 1000 feet elevation, cut only by small ravines. When we were crossing this region, a hard wind was blowing from the west and moving huge clouds of dust across these plains. The Touchet River forms a relatively small canyon in this arid region and at this time of year had no more than 6 6 inch maximum depth of water to a 25 foot width.