JUNE, 1896. MON. 1. Ther. Weather, [illegible] In the forenoon went to set traps but did not have much success. In the afternoon Bailey proposed that we try to find the bear that had been seen nearby on the day before. We went down the stream several miles and saw numerous fresh signs of Bear but no bear. Came back by the road and shot some chipmunks & birds. TUES. 2. Ther. Weather, Forenoon Rainy afternoon Clear. Left camp about 7.30 and took the road toward Pendleton. Passed Meacham about 10 o'clock. Our route lay mostly through open parks & blades and was largely up hill. Camped about 2.30 in a hollow on a little grove of pines and put out some traps. Heard Blue ground horn in the afternoon and Coyotes howling in the evenings. WED. 3. Ther. Weather, Clear Left camp about 6.30 & camped at Pendleton about noon. Saw a coyote, a pair of eagles and a good many curlew. Saw [illegible] stormclouds when within a few miles of Pendleton and as we lay down with the valley found them in great numbers. Camped just above the stream near the river JUNE, 1896. THUR. 4. Ther. Weather, Rainy - Pendleton Oregon Corpus Christi. Spent the forenoon digging out stormphiles with Bailey after sulphurizing them and in afterwards experimenting with the In the afternoon set a lot of traps and did some more travelshading. FRI. 5. Ther. Weather, Clear - Caught some Thoroughs a certain man and shot some ground squirrels Found a nest of it blockhead. Dinner break. Bailey left for a trip up into Washington expects to be gone about a week. Did not meet him at Neppner. SAT. 6. Ther. Weather, Clear Packed up my traps in the forenoon. Got some Parry's & Thimmys. Packed up and started about 1 o'clock for Neppner via Pilot Rock. Saw remnants of Barrow's birds. curlew & Shrikes. Killed a curlew in the way. Armed at Pilot Rock. Got a little Pistoned our the horses and Camped to stay presunday