Diary, 1915, of trip to Nevada and Oregon
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Sunday July 18. Fork a small catch, Had me Perognatha but it was delayed in the trap trick my jeema and wrote report on Theareta Packed up all specimens which are dry Monday July 9 Fork 2 Perognatha and an Onychomyis We left Roshale at Foolo and with the road winding and the northern foothills Mahogany Mountain Brook Watson. We ascended rather rapidly and at about 600 feet descended into a very deep valley canyon and went down very rapidly. About the middle of the afternoon at about 400 feet I passed a small breeding colony of what [illegible] swifts. Soon after a high cliff which had formed the Canyon gorge way to valley and hills. and the valley held much pressure. Mr. Cameront into the Onychomys alley at Holeck, but was about 5 miles below Watson. Camped at Watson about 300 feet