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Grand Canyon
From Vermillion Cliffs Lodge to
South Canyon, via [illegible]
Nov. 14, 1930
Snow had set in the night
before, but was not falling in
Horse Rock Valley. The Caretaker
at Horse said that deer are not
so plentiful in this east slope
range as in previous years.
Hunting was [illegible], at least
temporarily. The deer winter down
on the juniper slopes, even to the
edge of the [illegible]. He were
told by an old-timer at South
Canyon that there are only about
1/5 as many deer on this east winter
range, as there are on the west.
The country seemed like ideal
deer country, except that browse
is very scarce.
He saw about 50 head of
cattle grazing in the Horse Rock
Valley. He saw no buffalos. They
had been to [illegible] the day before
for water, and were reported to
be down in the low places out
of the wind. He were also told
at [illegible] that there are no
antelope in the valley. It seem