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but showed no other signs of
life & lay perfectly still
wherever placed, The serow
was a fine large one + was
about 300 lbs in weight. One
horn was broken when it
fell from the cliff after being
shot. On the mountain slope
where it rested was covered
chiefly by long-cared fleisher
pine. Some of the large cones
had been split open by the
natives for the large edible seed
they contain. While I rested at
game several parties of women
came up the mountain to
gather wood, others came to
gather & braken ferns large
immense bundles of which they
carried back on their shoulders.
During the afternoon we had
several showers.
26 The day was very foggy
with a misty rain some
could not go serow-hunting
on the mountain. The serow