Shung .1921. Krepiix Valley. 127. new cut hayfield, both of which I scoured. They stally thy the stubble like miniature cranes and as rising show their white tail markings and give their very distinctive whistle. Did some rotten shooting but luckily the birds stayed near enough in the field for me to retrieve my errors. I was going supposedly bear hunting along the river bars but these birds were too rare to pass up. Thanks to William I had both guns. Did Some fishing this afternoon and caught three twelve inch cutthroats, also one huge male humback salmon which I hooked by the hump, and one slender female which took the spoon. Had very hard time landing both of them. The male I must have weighed twenty odd pounds and I trembled for my tackle more than once. The river is teeming with salmon and they are forcing their way up all the streams in great numbers, surimming often with their whole backs out of water. This evening being but us a beautiful big Horned Owl and a badly shot-up Solitary Sandpiper, both of which he shot up the road where they are haying. Thurs. Aug. 18. The brush was walking wet this morning and it was overcast all day. Went over to the S weed's place at the river this morn-