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Biehle
1934.
Lakeview, Lake co., Oregon - to Warner Valley,
Aug 22
Spent all morning putting up the
birds shot the previous evening. Packed
up and pulled out 2:30 p.m. Driving
on to Adel. This distance was roughly
45 miles thru mountainous country so
no Horned larks were seen. Arriving at
Adel found the store abandoned and
no gasoline pump so we turned north
20 miles to plush. Adel consists of
only 3 or four houses anyway.
Warner Valley is a God-forsaken
place. Pelican Lake was dry as a
bone. Crump Lake had water in it
of a brackish nature and no vegetation
was seen. A few Western grebes and
duklens frequented the shallow water. There
is one area in the valley still affording
pasture land. This is an area just
south of Crump Lake where several
springs break thru. The surrounding
areas have grass and feed for several
hundred steers and a few horses that were
pastured there. It was here that four
antelope were seen walking in single
file unconcernedly among the cattle.
Hart Lake is also dry and they tell me
all the other Warner Lakes are dry even
most of Kamey and Malheur Lakes.