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Saturday Sept 24. Fort Grahame.
Crabbed and dried our outfit
in the day was fine. Set out traps
and shot a few specimens
William Hare, in charge of the post tells
me that there are a few sheep on the
Mts east of the Finlay 10 miles above the
mouth of the Inglenook. Have been killed on
Kelly Creek. Do an occasional one on
the Mts east of Fort Grahame. On one
occasion, two oxen trod through
the post clearing. There are sheep on
Mt Selwyn but not many
Lagrimen are found sparsely on
the Mts west of the post and are more
common but less plentiful on the
Mts to the east. Are found on the
high Mts to the southward, on both
sides of the Peace where it cuts
through the Rockies.
We get meat of elk (Therz) which
is brought in from the eastward
toward the upper Kliros. Probably
as near as fifty miles.
Sunday Sept 25. Fort Grahame.
Got some specimens in my
traps and shot a few
An Indian boy brought me
a rabbit which he had saved
Grizzly Bears are fairly common
in the Mts, but black bears are
less common than formerly at present
Goats are said to be found on
most of the Mts about and are
killed at least as far east as
the Mts east of the upper part of
Halfway River. Used to be very
plentiful
Moose used to be common about
Streets Lake but have not been common
for some years. Until the last few
years.
They are becoming scarce about the
post but are becoming more common
to the north.