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Orr
1932
12 mi. S Canyon City, 5500 ft., Grant Co., Oregon
June 24, 1932
sitting on the rocky shore and would jump in as we approached and swim to the bottom or beneath algae. Continued on during the afternoon to Canyon City and from there we went south, immediately striking Yellow Pine timber. Camped just over the ridge from Canyon Creek head. The man in charge of the fish hatchery told us there were Water Skunks and Flying Squirrels in portions of the mountains. J. Jewett, he said, had trapped here once. Our camp site is in Yellow Pine timber, Ceanothus growing in scattered clumps beneath. In the small canyons leading down from each side of the ridge Fir & Sarah trees are growing and there are moist, grassy clearing in among the trees, with plants such as Superbus Columbine, Pastelleia and Fox like growing there. Too dark & late to set out traps. Only cat seen at 8:20 p.m.
June 25, 1932
Miller shot a Callophymus before breakfast this a.m. I placed out two gopher sets and a few mouse traps for chipmunks this morning and then walked down one of the small canyons. Among the young Fir & Sarah thickets in small moist grassy clearings I saw signs of Snowshoe Hares. After hunting for 3/4 of an hour I saw one in such a clearing. At 8:20 a.m. I shot it