Feathers 1935. Boyes Prairie, Prairie Creek State Park, 240 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. 30. (cont.) Oct. 18, 1935- walking from the car, I had found out that it was his intention to keep the antlers as an ornament. I explained to him their value as a scientific record of the species, especially inasmuch as the skull was so certainly ident- ifiable with the rest of the skeleton and could be preserved therefore as a complete skeleton. He was not quick to relinquish his claim on the antlers, so I promised him I would try to purchase a pair to replace these. He tenta- tively agreed, so I later carried out the antlers and skull on our return trip, planning to return for the rest of the skeleton the following day. I later acquainted Mr. Orr with the incident. We reached the car and drove back to camp. Weather - clear. Oct. 19, 1935. Mr. Orr had expressed a desire to accompany me to the location of the elk carcass, so we both left in his car at 8:00 A.M. and drove 4 mi. north of here. We walked to where the carcass lay, which I decided was 1/4 mi. N of the center of section 22, R1N1E, Humboldt Co., and probably on the west boundary of Prairie Creek State Park. It was evident that a bear had been eat- ing of the carcass. However, I was of the opinion that the elk had either died a natural death,