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Wednesday Aug 13 To butcheria N. of here
Got away from camp rather
late as the horses had gone bad,
came about 8 miles along trail
and had lunch at a creek Then
with a few deer feeding up the creek
valley to the North and followed
it to Turbulus when we camped
overnight a number of bats
as shot some. Put out a
few traps at Turbulus
Thursday August 14. Camp
at Turbulus
Mr. Cram started early with
Joe and went up on the hill
to the North to look for sheep.
I went up on ridge to look
for camp. Observed a few
Honey Marmots, Lemmings,
Plentiful. Saw track of very
large wolf near camp. On
ridge saw some song finches
and a white tailed plunger
with young 3 sage 2 rusty
quail. Luke came back
lately and said he saw
trout 7 gurgles, with foot
Cuts on the side above
camp.
Mr. Cram returned with late
and reported a very difficult
day and no signs of sheep
Josh some grouse and
Corbongs at camp