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 plain much dissected and covered with well rounded granitic boulders and gravel. and cover the mesa. Started at 6:45 a.m. in 2 seated carriage with driver, Hewett, Robbins, Nusbaum, Jane Abbott and myself. Reached at 11:15. As we drove down a gulch toward on the left were horizontal sandstones capped by columnar basalt. Just before reaching there is apparently a neck from which the basalt flowed. A gulch has cut it in two. Crossed the at  and began the climb out of canyon. N of tufa covers a basalt, but is said to be burned at bottom by basalt showing that it is older than the basalt. It is reddish and yellowish. We reached camp in the at 5 p.m., the team stopping on the rim of the canyon, whence we carried our baggage down the trail to camp. Chose 4 rooms in the old cliff ruins for our quarters and had the Indians carry our outfit up. singing over our heads. On trip saw, , , etc. Also 2  with brown or red spots just back of shoulder or on shoulder, and several   (spermophiles) (?)