Granger figured that Lyon's Butte and Fairfield Butte were about 4 miles apart and that each was about 2 miles away from camp. The finer skulls were found as isolated specimens, the water action which brought bones together into clusters serving also to break up any skulls among them. The surfaces of these benches were barren, paved with smooth, wind-polished pebbles and crusted sand which needed only to be scraped and brushed away wherever a bit of fossil was spotted above the surface. One fellow brought me a fine palate of Saghatherium broken into many pieces.
Bones are very soft and crumbly.
Gum is almost useless and the shellac we brought does not dissolve well, possibly poor spirits. Friend Mickawi is apparently just learning that he hasn't an ordinary tourist party on his hands. His water preparations were ridiculous. His donkeys can get water at pools 2 miles below here. We also located turtle shell and Arsinoitherium limb bones.