Journals, 1871-1919 (inclusive)
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of which I took only 4. The falls are rather though as remarkably fine the highest pitch being perhaps 20 feet; their beauty is, as usual in Mr. Thomas bunch marred by the dinginess of the water & the shiny brown moss which covers the rocks. After getting back to the house beat the edge of the clearing for grama but found none. Bleached Brown by darks being a large hood of Sicke Sickle's and two groun By the way. The woods here are much more open & free of underbrush than at Wpton, Sept. 17 Still cloudy & warm with occasional light showers. Started immediately after breakfast with S. & P. & walked up to the dam on "Dead" Diamond when Mr. Winslow took 61 small trout last evening. Fished only about 40 minutes but took only 6 small fish of which I caught 4. Was much surprised to hear at this place the note of Gambella melanochra; he was apparently flying & high up. Came back on the double quick reaching the house in just 30 minutes. After dinner took the boat for Wpton & had a most dismal