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Rabbits occur in Tongfou Pass
also Jowenspires. Vountgas
are common in all forest country.
(2) Andrews caught several
Spring mice in the mouse
traps. We all went fishing
at 9 a.m. in the pools of the
[illegible]
with small poison prepared
by the Chinamen from vegetation.
This poison is dark brown & granular
sticky mess, it's added to the water
stem or reeds tied to a pole. The
fish are made sick & when
or so they come to the surface
where they are caught in nets
by the Chinamen. Eels are common
here & many small ones are
cought of two sorts: green & black
species. We caught also a
banded, & 2 albino Redfinnows.
Several species of otter-suckles were
taken by Chinamen. Birds are
not common. Western Spring
fishers, a little white oriole & chickadee
in the late afternoon we set 4 salt
traps: [illegible] springs June drop on
bait. The drops were tied to trees