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Wednesday August 20 To Mary Lake
Started early and came about
15 miles Camping at Sanger
(Mary) Lake. Saw augus
Quarry rats at creek Creek
Downs -3 mile Before camping
Barometer at highest point read
760 feet. Ducked shot a
black bear at night camp
Thursday August 21 To Fool's Lake
Made a rather late start and
went to Fool's Lake about 3 o'clock.
Turned across and made
camp on dust side
Friday August 22 Jackla Lake
Started about 9.30 in August Canal
for head of Cube Lake and an Indian
boy taking the horses by the trail. Had
lunch at old crossing where Daniel Jagger
hara house and used to operate the
ferry. Carried a creek just below, which
is said by lake to lead into a lake which
outlet, also to the Omneear. Head Coyote
at noon
Saturday Aug 23 Biddleley House
Fork specimens and made up all
to date. The name of Biddleley House
start just above and camp at the
mouth of a small creek.
Signs of Bears and Mountain goat in
Marsh at head of Lake. A good many
geese are about and they are said
by the Indian to nest and dribbler
do. Some ducks also.
The mountains opposite are said
to be inhabited by many mountain
goats and some prongh deer.
There are said to have practically
exterminated the hairy mammoth