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was a matter of pure chance that the river hit the buried ridge where it did.(128) Ref: Wikipedia Encyclopedia: (also spelled cornelian) is a reddish-brown mineral which iscommonly used as a semi-precious gemstone. Similar to carnelian is sard, which is generally harder and darker.(The difference is not rigidly defined, and the two names are often used interchangeably.) Both carnelian and sardare varieties of the silica mineral chalcedony colored by impurities of iron oxide. The color can vary greatly, rangingfrom pale orange to an intense almost-black coloration.(129) Ref: Gallant Duncan Dickenson (1806 – 1869) – Genealogy – Geni: Gallant Duncan Dickenson was born Oct.06, 1806 at Russell, WV, and died October 25, 1869 in Snelling, CA.Ref: Bio. Farrar, Frank H. – by John Outcalt (1925): “My father, Gallant Duncan Dickenson, was a roamer. He wasreared in Virginia, where he was left an orphan while in his teens, and as soon as he was able to shift for himself,returned to Murfreesboro, Tenn., where he was born, and there he married Isabella Mc Creary, also born inMurfreesboro…. He joined a great Caravansary that made Independence its rendezvous. We set out on the morningof May 6, 1846, with more than forty wagons of immigrants and provisions…. It was October 20 before we reachedour promised land, and when we finally pulled up at Johnson’s ranch at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains….My father became connected with several cities in California. He built the first brick house in Monterey, which for along time was a show place and is still standing. Moving to Stockton, my father erected the first hotel in that placewith material shipped around the horn. He also built and gave the Methodist congregation its first church building,and became the [sic] accolade of Stockton.”(130) Ref: Wikipedia: < Oenothera> is a genus of about 125 species of annual, biannual and perennial herbaceousflowering plants. Common names include evening-primrose, suncups, and sundrops.(131) For Torrey, see note (78). Thornton probably refers to John Gerard (1545 – 1612), an early Englishherbalist.(132) Ref: Eurotia lanata Winterfat: “a.k.a. Krascheninnikovia lanata and Ceratoides lanata (Youmay find it listed either way as the botanists cannot agree, other than to make life difficult.) This plant is native allover the place. You'll find it thriving in bad spots throughout the west. Winter Fat is a 2-3' perennial usually foundgrowing in sandy, or clay alkaline soils, usually high in calcium.”(133) No reference source found for .(134) Re: Full text of Zeitschrift für Pflanzenkrankheiten (Periodical for plant diseases): < Diotus lanata> is relatedto Eurotia lanata and is a species of winterfat.(135) Ref: Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia: “Frederick Traugott Pursh (or Friedrich Traugott Pursch), (February4, 1774 - July 11, 1820) was a German-American botanist. Pursh was born in Grossenhain, Saxony, to the nameFriedrich Traugott Pursh. He was educated at Dresden Botanical Gardens, and immigrated to the United States in1799. From 1802 to 1805 he worked in Philadelphia as the botanical manager of the extensive gardens of WilliamHamilton, Esq., The Woodlands. By 1805, he was working for