Diary, 1910, of trip with George and Samuel Mixter to Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, North Dakota and Washington
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Tuesday May 28 Tangled and saw three, but did not succeed in getting any, though Anthony already has taken one. We also saw one cottontail & the wind blew furiously all day. Sunday May 30: Anthony visited the traps but failed to no microtus. In the afternoon we walked west to Mondale and exam- ined the site of old Fort Union. It stood on the north bank of the Missouri 205 miles above the mouth of the Yellowstone, and the state line as now marked runs through the site of the Post, though most of the rums, now consisting only of the remains of cellars, a few ruins of fireplaces, and the mere outlines of buildings, lie mostly east of the line, and therefore in North Dakota. Afterward day Monday May 30 Buford We made a trip to the river flats but did not succeed in seeing a rabbit. Anthony shot a Lepus campe- stris on the hills. Mr. I town we saw a number of birds, not before detected and took a chat and a blackheaded grosbeak. The day was quite warm with practically no wind Tuesday May 31 Buford Packed up all specimens and finished up all work preparatory to leaving for Cullbertson