"One of the common large shade trees that grows in the Canyon, a species without named portico and great extent. Grass & other sorts grew about springs on the hillside. The trees consisted of small pines a wide leaved Spruce with the foliage of a silver tree & laurel, a great variety of other trees grew in places lower down but the species was not familiar to me. Reached the camp for hunting about 5 P.M. Found it pitched under a large tree near some Chinese houses on the south side of the valley, Andrews & his wife, Henry Caldwell & his son Ellias were there. They had had several chances at tigers but were in each case unfortunate. At Tongton Pass aliger killed a dog near the camp & then left part of it which they sent for lunch. The tiger relived & took the bait but failed to spring the trap. Another tigeress & a small cub was seen by one of the men but he failed to shoot the cub coming from another direction. Very few of the Chinese were