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Saturday Aug. 6. Nts near Klahhah Meadows
We started away early for a hunt for
sheep on the Nts to the NE Bergrs and
I with Larry followed a N-sately, turbulany
from couple of miles and then ascended
a valley to Timberline through a beautiful grassy
valley where lived many Marmots and
ground squirrels. From the head we crossed
over the head of another valley rising in a sort
of basin and from here discovered 2 mnts
which lying down on the side of a mountain
in its basin. We waled them sometime to see if they
would descend to feed back they finally ascended
a higher ledge and lay down. George and
Larry then descended and shooting to Mt. climbed
it or its further side and George shot the larger
one. I ascended another higher one beyond and
saw about a dozen Caribou lying on the snow
fields, but no more sheep. Though I saw
a great many Flocks. Saw also a white-tailed
Thermigan. From the summit the Arctic summit
extended in every direction as far as the
eye could reach. I scanned on the mountains
until nearly Summit and then made my way
to camp, as found that Sam, who with Bob
had ascended another mountain had shot
his fair-sized sheep (Woodrats about Timberline)
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Sunday Aug. 7. Wp Klahhah Valley
We spent the forenoon at specimen
and in the afternoon moved up the
initially fork of the Klahhah about
5 or 6 miles and camped. On our
way we found several small
fishes on our left. The Trail following
the right hand side of the valley
Saw a willow Thermigan and Saw
shot at. Saw a good hoary Marmot
and ground squirrels near our right
camp which is near Timberline
through in the valley