Diary, 1910, of trip with George and Samuel Mixter to Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, North Dakota and Washington
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Monday Sept 26 Fort Grahame Day died and rainy Fork Evertrops Chromyces Microrhysus and Sorex in my traps. Put on most of this day an specimen m gummies Leyotes first appeared about 12 years ago. First one in 1895. Then commenced about 1906 when several were killed about the house. Black tail deer all coming in and have been killing in the vicinity of the Post. Were first noted 10 years ago 3.0 miles south (vine). Have since been killed about the post, are found 10 miles up the Paranip (1909) Brown hog (large) are found on all its mts around the Post and at least as far as its Mts east of the upper Halfway River The small one (not killed) is not identified but is killed about the post Ground squirrels are found about the head of the Ondley Mink rats not common. Tuesday Sept 27 Fort Grahame The following names were given me by Wm. Fox Ingenika - Bearberry creek Ominice - Berry creek Hudley - Chir-chica - Big River Paranip - Tarita-aca - River from the rocks Oiliver Ant Connell didn't come up to Graham except half a dozen families which trade at Babma Goat - Dapa Sheep - Ta-ke Moose - Hot-ta Fu-tade - so called by the Indians Ground squirrel - Cheli Ground hog - Tet-le-zis Caribou - Much-ee Bear - Cha I took Evertrops, Sorex, Peromyscus + Microrhysus in my traps. Abundant, as said to be sometime abundant