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July 3 event over by Elizabeth
In afternoon and watched some of
the herds for about half an hour
that had passed. I saw 600 cows come in
within a hundred yards. Several
cows wandered about the area across the
brook. Some of the cows coming in are
plenty ground, most appear to have
pumped. That is, the number of bulls
seems to nearly equal the number of
cows on a herm
The ordinary course of the bull is a
roughing, gustural roar, varying
in intensity according to his temper
and provocation. So the bull came
into areas with cows
We estimated 200 bachelors on the
Bridlech banking grounds
and letting boys and girls in
the Beef Banking grounds
The afternoon was rainy
and we did not see any fixed
books
Soon a bull leap from
a ledge at least ten feet
high on to the rocks below
to stop a cow which had started
away
Saturday, July 4.
Whitney and I was along the cliff
near East Landing and collected a
few buds. Yigged
I found 3 units of Laverstock and eggs
over 5 friends. I called but accidentally
broken. The other were short but
were very near hitching, and even not
leaves.
Whitney took a couple of Corporals
To land over to me and asked if I
shant
July 5. Carry most of day
and little done worthwhile.
Spent most of day in Vermont
for data from Nation site
Cortes
July 6. The Lincolna (Kerome
Catal) appeared in the early
morning. In the afternoon car wrote
aboard, to confer with the captain
concerning getting to St George. Only
it was informed us that he had explicit
orders not to take "any harm" from the
Sharks. He took a message & Capt.
Rigalda at Unabaska waiting of he
was taking up the matter and
subjected to get an answer.
At 11 P.M. Dalton came abo