"Strong" 1921 "Nine Mile Mountains" 113. other fairly size of small Bob White Quail. Shot are young bird in first covey and the adult in the second as the young birds I were old enough to care for themselves. The Partridge families seem to like the rocky, wet borders of the little melted snow lakes, as I have found three of the four families seen on such places. Have seen nothing but White-Tailed Ptarmigan on this ridge, and Owl Ptarmigan on the other. Shot Two Pigs, and a Horned Lark, spent about an hour trying to locate some scattered young of the two species but did no succeed. Found much fresh deer sign, in melted snow levels, surrounded by trees. Also found two cast off Caribou horns, but neither were perfect. There must I have been quite a few of the latter on the Mt. at one time. Began to rain this afternoon so we worked in the cabin. It was cold and rainy all afternoon, and continued the same thing the night. The cabin feels like a sieve and is damp and moldy as the tomb. Tues. Aug. 2 Cold, wet, drizzly rains steadily all day. Outside of cabin soaked. Could I do nothing but read and try to sleep. This is the — damndest, most miserably rotten country I ever saw. The only time the gnats, flies and mosquitoes let you alone is when it is pouring rain with the thermometer about zero.