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Wednesday July 7
Fixed up my specimens
Not traps etc. Went down to
Mr. Gresser's ranch. He is a N.W.
landowner and has some heads
and wings. He promised to try
to get some sheep skulls which
he has heard of.
Thursday July 8 W. Mahogany Mt.
Fixed up traps and left
about 10 o'clock to ascend
Mahogany Mt. Drew up a
rock road nearly to the
top and camped in a
grilly beside a small spring
After dinner went down into a
wooded canyon west of our camp
The trees are ash, cherry, catalpa,
willow etc.
The only timber on the ridges
is Mountain Mahogany and
a very little cedar -
Set out a line of traps.