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Mr Vernon Nash
June 26. Rather poor success
with traps. Killed a number of
birds and reset many traps
June 27. Fair success with traps
Took a number of shrews.
Made a trip to Oldenmy Lake
about 4 miles N.E. of town
and hunted the meadows in
hopes of finding Sign of
Sympatry but could find
no minrays. Saw a pair of
Goldeneyed Ducks on the
Lake.
June 28. A good catch of mammals
including 9 porcupine, 1 Alpahyrax
and a Necrotrochus. Reset
a number of traps
June 29. Had a fair catch of
mammals. Took up all my
traps intending to leave on
the morning and Waterports
in the evening
June 30: Left Mt Vernon in the morning
arriving at Port Moody about
5:30 P.M. Rained a good deal during
the day and evening
July 1. Rained almost continually
during the day but got out a few
traps in the afternoon
July 2. Got nothing of importance in
my traps. Put out quite a large number
of traps and shot a few birds.