Large deer were seen some bearing a remarkably 6 foot stinging fork. They have quite an resemblance to red sirs [illegible] but the horns white. Some no reason beneath them. The underbrush was chiefly cane. Oak & Sand were the chief trees. Morning cold with ice in the road. We made camp on a small creek at noon after getting over the pop which was slow one, 24 Christmas was celebrated today as we remained in camp & having secured another new deer, a small bird [illegible] ochreous, one with a very long black tail. For dinner we had two roasted milled stuffed with chestnuts, rocktail made of oranges, Chinese gin & sago, a chocolate cake of cocoa. Our dogs netted many rodents, moderns greek crabbed + small shrimp + Maerds (alpine), airman and the men came in report 8 large number of cornfield tail away. The men returns for her found some when we arrived at