EL Kodstrom 1956 Journal April 24 previously reported this locality. Dick Eakin roved I Digasaurus dorsalis subadult 12:45 p.m. Westward for lunch. Gale winds and sandstorms continued into afternoon. Took Carter street route. I D.O.R. subadult mosticophis floriglam 1 mi. N Westward, Imperial Co. Specimen not kept. D.O.R. stujed skunk 4 mi. N. Westward. Skin rolled inside out, probably by a turkey buzzard, but scent glands untouched. We drove Westward on Estelle Road to Obsidian Buttes. Brushish pools around Buttes which have resulted mainly from the bulldozing operation by a gravel outfit (junior for building blocks?) located near Buttes. No birds seen. Visited mud Pats about 3 mi NE of Obsidian Buttes. These supposedly were the source of some salts in Disney's "Living Desert". Only a dribbling of silty water in a small pool 4 feet wide However, crust of mud over extensive area (now dry) suggest considerable gas eruption has occurred. Morning dust clocked by truck speedmeter ~ 23 m.p.h. Wind about 20-25 m.p.h. at right angle to bird's flight. I dead Tringa found dead east side of Salton Sea 1/4 mile NW of mud Pats. Adult 15-16" carpus length. Apparently worked up by wave action. Bob Stebbins knows of no record of