all the way on the south side. Vegetation much more varied than below. Found blue and Engelmann spruce several miles down. Quaking aspens abundant on south side of canyon, north side nearly treeless, cedars having nearly disappeared below. Upon reaching the P.O. Robbins received a letter announcing the serious illness of his mother. Postmaster's name is J. R. Bartlett, from Vermont. Alt 7200 ft.
Buford, Colo., Friday, Aug 20/09
Clear cold morning. Robbins and I arose at 5:30 and got our breakfast of bacon, pancakes and coffee. I went down gulch and collected Vallonia, Pupilla, Vitrina, Euconulus and Oreohelix cooperi in aspen groves. Found one Planorbis exacuous and some unknown bivalve in a small natural pond (probably cut-off ox-bow loop) down stream where we saw ducks last
