Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (2 of 5)
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7. Franklin calling, On the woods men camp I saw several small trees of Tsuga, or Deciduous. [illegible] the first I have seen since last Indian Summer, & went out to Sanheisen hunting but returned without seeing game, as the dogs would not trail any animals. He saw bear scratchings on trees & sometimes also scrow signs, J Kokoserven. 8 Heneh Sorytaren - Sun Wta Village The traps yielded brown hawks for first later there came a brown owl like Winterline species? other a large headed Squirrel. Saw the small tree squirrel size of chipmunk but could not get shot at it as I fled. On the top the of the long tailed Blue magpie was secured with the 22 oz, I went down to the Black Water creek with the Solo but saw no game. Resor red jays. 9 Another clear cold night & a bright day was one lot. The traps produced 2 ght large rats, a small smaller Apodemi, A colored from about two