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Baker Creek 12 mi. north Hetchum, Blaine
Co. Idaho. Jan 5, 1936
The coldest part of the winter when the
food in the dam would be unavailable.
He also has watched Muskrat storing food
in a low spot near the stream which would
indicate that there will be little snow to
cover this supply but a great thickness
of ice to render food in the water un-
available. He showed me a stretch of water
inhabited by an old Beaver who lived in
the bank and did not attempt to build
a dam. This Beaver had tried several times
to build a dam across the stream but
was unsuccessful due to the swiftness
of the water.
Linderman had seen the tracks of one
Fisher last year about a mile up Baker
Creek. These tracks are the only sign of
this animal he has found in the Sawtooth.
He is of the opinion however that they
are more common in areas remote from
roads and towns.
Jan 6, 1936
Still snowing intermittently today. Hetch hiked
to Bellevue and back in the afternoon to
see Davis but found that he was spending
the day south of here near Jerome. The