Field notes, v1458
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Longhurst 1939 Itinerary Aug.19 Troy Cr. 5400 ft. on the lower foothills so that there is a large are which is quite undisturbed. We drove up Troy Cr. a little over three mi. and talked with a caretaker of [illegible] mine. He said that he had heard of sheep on Troy Mt. but that he had only been here 2 mos. and had not seen any. We then went on up the Cr. about a mi. and made camp. Aug.20 Troy Cr. 5400 ft. On the evening of the 19th I shot one or [illegible] near camp. Several bats were seen flying but not none were collected. This morning Alcorn and I hiked to the head of Troy Canyon. It was only about 4 mi. airline, but owing to the rough country and poor trail it took us almost 8 hrs. The top of the ridge at the canyon's head is 5600 ft. [illegible] high. We hunted out the whole head of the canyon which has been burned over on the N. side and is very rocky and rough, but