Jackson April 9 Tack a trip in afternoon up through the swamp and on the little north of Miller's Place. On the little were about 150 elk. Somewhat was down in the swamp near Bennings in the late afternoon. Wheating 200 were in the swamp. Below Crawfords at the afternoon where they were feeding on the gun shot of a coarse marsh grass Evidently the late grown plants of the last year which are now observed by the melting of the snow. The swamp is still solidly frozen and a cutthroat and some mottled thriles. Mr. J. Mr. Lloyds whom I accompanied has a ranch on the upper Gros Ventre He says that probably over 3 thousands elk winter on the Gros Ventre and seldom have much does (horns up there this winter in March and early may) few devotone. Says Miller's not object is to effect the setting aside of the swamp for an elk range though he notes sharp to admit it In the home of Mr. Hamylaw I saw a few birds which Weibel had procured in the vicinity. Mounted. Blue grouse without whitetail on tail male pintail Goldeneye (round shot orchid) Mallard Green eagle (?). He tells me that Barrows Goldeneyes (?) Mallard Pintail Red B Merganser & Buffalo head until hue. A few swans winter He had a show of a raccoon which had been killed in the Snake River Valley near Wilson P.O. but thought it had escaped from captivity as several were reported to have escaped from a Fortell-merganser in Dakota. Mentioned a theory from Tainter that the antelope phenat knows an account of freezing their