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on fell and an open fire in the center of
the other. It is really a very comfortable sitting
and lounging spot in spite of the smoke.
We also put a small candle in the thermometer
Breeze is going to keep temperature records.
The afternoon I set at 50 net traps
and 2 steel traps. These fine runs went west
from camp, across a little gully, up to the
ridge and south up the ridge for a short distance
and then into another gully and onto the ridge.
For the fine run below the remaining 20+ traps set
along the lake edge. These traps set along
the first portion of the line (31+ traps) are in
remnants or at the entrance of clumps in the
brambly sphagnum clumps and thickets. The
degree of moisture depending on the slope and
drainage, the traps being set in sphagnum
of different degrees of saturation. The traps
along the head near or with lake edge are
set in grassy swamps or surrounding mossy
thickets. The two steel traps were set
in large remnants in an along the edge of
these grassy thickets.
In afternoon one of the convicts bought
in the small boats while I took it to Landlockham.
I will not be sure of this identification until
I see the truth. He showed on the exact spot
from which they were taken at. It was a
sphagnum clump about the base of a cottonwood
in which there were numerous humus. The
humus are not dry nor were the signs
of drug about which might indicate that
they have in constant use. According to the
story of the convict he had went to cut
the trees down, about which the sphagnum clumped,
and the "Morm" ran away through the brush
and sphagnum. On digging into the clump from which
can come to spread the two gangs[?]. They were
near the top of the clump, the drain portion
expanded to the sun.