Journals, 1871-1919 (inclusive)
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Marston's Mill - 1875 219 Quail Shooting Oct. 21 Cloudy in A. M. clearing up by noon. I saw this morning feeling very sick and used up. And the others went off without me. They struck up to the W. around the town horn and started during the day two large fowls of quail and a few grouse, Woodcock borings were seen in several corn fields near the town horn. The bag was J.C.M. quail 4. Buttrick quail 4 - Baxter quail 1 Total 9 birds. I remained in the house all day and before going to bed at night took a good sweet. Oct. 22 Clear and very warm with S. wind. Still feeling sick I again spent the day in the horn. The others set out as usual and after flushing a boy in the swamp below the horn and killing three birds they transfix all day without seeing anything until just at night they flushed a very large body between the shop and the river and bagged them more birds. Melvin quail 3 - Buttrick quail 3, Total 6 birds. Oct. 23 Clear and warm. Started for home this morning I feeling rather better, and reached Boston at 70.25 A.M. Resume Total Bag of W.B. quail 17 - grouse 5 = 22 birds " " " Buttrick " -18- " 3 = 21 " " " " Melvin " =13- " " " Baxter & = 13-