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Koford
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Journal
April 8, 1955
NE utah
Departed early p.m. & drove to Vernal, Utah,
April 9, 1955 Drove via highway 46 to Craig, Steamboat Spring,
Berthoud Pass, Balden, Boulder, Ft. Collins. Much snow in
Berthoud area but disappeared rapidly a few thousand feet down,
Very dry appearing in area of Balden. Arrived Ft.C. 9 p.m.,
April 10, 1955
Ft. Collins Co. C
70°+ F. max.
Calm, warm, clear until mid-afternoon. Easter Sunday.
April 11, 1955. Overcast in morning, snowed in afternoon.
Hard wind with snow.
Visited CPER with Klipple & borrowed fencing materials.
April 12, 1955
Ft. Collins Co.
About 4" wet snow on ground. Storm morning, cleared afternoon. Official work,
April 13, 1955.
E. Larimer & W. Weld Co., Colo.
Visited Wellington colony, Spartyto C. now in Laramie thine, Cervus (at
least 2(107) hunting this area. Saw 1 Cittellus 13-lineatus there. Richard
Hannon said he saw some Wellington area April 3, & took 2 C.L. in steel
traps 4" in line trap then today. || Fairly warm, slightly cloudy. Snow drifts
common & much melting. Visited James Lawrence ranch. He had lost several
calves in storm. || At Sn. 22 CPER colony I trapped 1 for steam. Set it
up one explosion & laid out another. || Saw 2 eagle during day; one near
for Lawrence place, one near Prange place. Returned to Ft. Collins, Met
Gane & Fish man (Hanner who told me of Cypronyx team this region.
N.E. Larimer Co., Colo.
April 14, 1955. Warm & partly overcast. Strong wind in afternoon. Mopped
at Wellington Cypronyx colony. Talked with Mr. Grasso of Wellington.
April 15, 1955. Warm, dry, 7/10 overcast (saw). Visited Sec. 23 Cypronyx
colony & set 12 steel traps. Took photographs. At
April 16, 1955
5/10 to 8/10 overcast; cool until mid-afternoon. Took 4
Cypronyx in traps. Completed explosion on CPER Cypronyx colony.