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Wed. Otay 28: Some heavy rain last night; weeks
quenchy until at least midday. Flowers of
inlows through the day, mostly heavy.
Polarized down a tributary which runs from
[illegible] to the creek. Their results: Two off of Gopher
(4th & 5th for Friday) & a couple of shrewdly
arched among the most interesting. The rain (over 6" of
the locally seen) to have a fair variety of canopy &
been trees, but any very from an undergrowth, lianas &
epiphytes. Even the banks of the G's creek are from 84
good case of geographical alternation? or perhaps it from
pillows clay may to an implantant factor? The creek
rocky & half-gassy up. It was where [illegible] had
his night camp. From there a sudden change to (105°
Grand Cotten & sticky (a schist) thing.
We again walking in slope or (4" rut). The 1st mound
in the side of the ridge a base camp. Jackey last night;
Can get two Pheasants by now, [illegible] & [illegible]
Toward: [illegible] & his Goy Timber have 10 men
set in the valley to the south of camp, when [illegible]
report many small voctings in the (east). Bar did not
bring any steel traps to this camp.
11:30 a.m. afternoon: The Gov Trancly rancher
& two Tory men arrived with mail & packages which
Tulley Turney just cut out this morning. All came from
Turney. Only bit of [illegible] shipped a car from
Tamana arrived at Nance or the "Muniards." Turney
does not want it but, put up to Man (man) in a
western time. 1 hour to be in the Colorado than 90
That time. [illegible] will be down to the creek on Friday &
be at Nance to see what he can arrange.
Transfer from our beet in camp. It took two mornings
in a backfall. Found several small brown lizards crawling
on me in the front. The surprising. My boys often pick them
up. A fine (low) crop after rain.
Thursday Otay: Bright, thanksgiving day of two & rainless
night. [illegible] bed in camp. Thi