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Collector: Grinnell - 1925
Location: Lassen Section
Date: June 12-13, 1925
Page Number: 2461

Left our Payne Creek P.O. camp about 8 a.m. and
proceeded on up the "Lassen Volcanic Highway", now
in excellent shape. Arrived at Mineral about 10 a.m.,
and made our permanent camp, inside the fence
which protects the "National Forest Camp-ground"
from cattle. This is about 1/2 mile above (northeast
of) the present postoffice and store called Mineral,
and that far off the new thorough highway, which
goes east to Morgan, Westwood, Susanville, etc.
Our campsite is ideal - wonderful dryish slope
beneath silver and red firs, ceanothus chaparral
adjacent, a spring of cold clean water handy,
and the edge of the Battle Creek Meadows within
a few minutes' walk. The water in the various
streams which meander thru the pastures is not
safely drinkable.
The abundance of birds in full song is
bewildering. First impression is that never in
any locality (unless the Colorado River bottom in
May) have I encountered more plentiful bird-
life. Saw a family of bob-tailed young
Juncos already out, despite the tardiness
of the season (it snowed here a week ago
according to the people at the store). Splendidly clean and warm here now, though.
June 13, 1925.
Joseph Dixon and family came up yesterday,
too, and are camped close by. Spent the