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California Condor
Eben McMillan
2 august 1963
only the bare necessities, ie: Gun, ammo, sleeping bags,
and a few victuals. All were in a state of frenzy, dash
hurrying, trying to get ahead of the pack. Clifton Moyer was
most unprepared to handle such a situation and gave
indication of not relishing his job of the next two days
Condor 7
Clifton Moyer told me of seeing Seven Condor over a
Mountain on 19 July 1963 and Saw Two on Frazier Mountain
one day and three on another day, both within the last
two weeks. These records had all been turned in to Jack Gains
a drop-box at either Ojai or Santa Barbara Forest
Stations. Moyer also said he would be on the lookout for
any information that would have bearing on the relations
between Condor and Deer-hunters.
It was approaching sunset as I drove towards Thorn Meadows
and met Howard Beazel who mans the fire camp at
Grade Valley Turnoff from Lockwood Valley Road, and who
was returning to his camp after having packed supplies
during the day, via Packmule, to the Thorn Point Lookout.
Beazel told me that he did not think Deer-hunters would shoot
at Condor. He thought the average hunter who came to the
Grade Valley-Thorn Meadows, Mutau Flats area is quite responsible and observant of the rules and laws,
Howard Beazel told me that during recent years when
he was stationed at Thorn Point Lookout he saw Condor
regularly. He thought Condor flying northward from
the Scope region would pass over Thorn Point heading
in the direction of Frazier Mountain. He said that
on several occasions when sighting Condor flying
from Thorn Point in the direction of Frazier Mountain
that he would telephone the man at Frazier
Mountain Lookout and tell him a Condor was headed in
that direction. At times the Frazier Mountain Lookout man
acknowledge seeing some of these Condor as they pass
Condor 7
Condor 3
Condor 2
Condor ?
[illegible]
deer Hunters
Do not shoot everything