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birds disappeared. Keeping my eyes on
the spot I made up. Then they ever peat
in the ground, necks outstretched. They
did not attempt to run when I picked
them up and put them inside the game
pockets of my coat. They were most
reduculous little fellows with numerous
legs of jutting rocks. And yellow. Their
bodies were covered with gray down,
their heads with yellowish down. This
gave them a bald appearance and with
their slate colored legs, looked like
two little old men in rubber boots.
We named them Oscar & Clarence
but they stay with us was not long.
Clarence died two days later & Oscar
fell off the cart & was lost the same
next afternoon. They would eat
soft rice & commercial I would
have made delightful little pets.
Clarence was considerably smaller
than Oscar as is usually the case
with mini birds or animals. The
same is true with two young cats
which Hansen has at Orga.
Monday July 7
Whoa! The carts got away this a.m.
I did ride on the hills in one
of their mining grounds, we saw a
cat of an eagle hunt my rights one
set too high & I was shut all the time.
From when I had them down to 2nd