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Show 328 EDITOR'S DESCENT OF PEACH SPRINGS CARON. came for water with olios that seemed to me ( to be made) of wood of mulberry ( moral) with which this land abounds, and that are fitted for this purpose by smearing with gum. 11 Thereafter I went in various to the Colorado, in a small side canon on the right hand, there is a spring- the one marked " * Hualpais Spr. 68" on Ives* map, and indicated without name on the U. S. G. S. sheet. This Peach Springs or New Creek canon which we descended was dry as a bone till it ran into Diamond Creek canon, nearly at a right angle; it is only a collateral canon of the latter. The junction is about a mile and a half from the main river. Turning sharp to the left at this point, we followed down Diamond creek till we stood on the brink of the vast current of the Colorado which rushes through the abyss. The sensation at the sight was satisfactory; the view was decidedly disappointing in spectacular effect. There is nothing specially inspiring in blank walls of rock, such as shut out every prospect except that of a patch of sky directly overhead; and this is all that is visible at the depth of some six thousand feet, where Diamond creek makes its modest contribution to the mighty flood. Plate vi of Ives* Report gives an excellent idea of the scenery at this spot. We spread saddle blankets over some scrawny bushes for shelter from the heat, creeping under them to eat lunch, during which I noticed some birds I was interested to find so far below the surface of the earth- a covey of Gambel's quail ( Lophortyx gambeli) and a pair of black pewits ( Sayomis nigricans). I took a bath in the river, more for the name of the thing than because I needed it, and was quite willing to return as soon as my companion wished to do so. The round trip was thus easily made between an early breakfast and a late supper, and I have never regretted the 32- mile ride. u An olla is a large water- jar, usually made somewhat spherical and of porous earth, so that evaporation may keep the water |