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JUNE, 1896.
SUN. 7. Ther. Weather, Cloudy Somewhat.
Stayed in camp all day & wrote
etc. Wrote a long letter home
Newd 18.41. Longbeak being a
good deal. The same Jay suggest
the R.B. broke a little but
is not so sweet. Curled the
Curlews and it was very good
Also some Groundgophers
which were not so good
adjourned about 10 o'clock.
MON. 8. Ther. Weather, Clear.
Did not get out of camp until
nearly 10. Had lunch at Vincent
(Cromer) now deceased) Soon
after learning here we took
the wrong road and did not
think we could find a place to
Camp but pushed on and
finally found good grass etc.
It turned out that we had only
a shorter through somewhat
rougher route.
TUES. 9. Ther. Weather, Cloudy
Left camp about 8 o'clock
and soon reached the Heppner
road. Arrived at Heppner
about 2 o'clock. Shot half a
dozen & became about 16
miles east of Heppner, and
found that. My comm. all
Almo just before reaching
Heppner saw a Golden eagle
sitting on a rock. near the road.
Camped near the town very
JUNE, 1896.
WED. 10. Ther. Weather,
Put in the Freeman morning
in specimens. In the afternoon
meat out and shot some
Ground squirrels & a rabbit
Have a fine view of
Mt. Hood from camp
THUR. 11. Ther. Weather,
Bawling around before breakfast
Worked on specimens & set
some traps in the evening
My birthday and The corks
& Bailey proposed putting
me in the horse brought dirt
on my rolling suit. To go
down to it with them intended
not to do it.
FRI. 12. Ther. Weather,
Caught a Perdix &
Some Stormy. in my traps
First Kangaroo rat Deber
caught. Let our cook go
out in the evening. From
as me concluded we
could do better. Faced
& conclude negotiations for
another and went to
bed alone & unprotected