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Christman, B.W.
1962
Journal
21 June
Lemington Creek to Strawberry Cr., Snake Range, White Pine Co., Nev.
We packed up the truck early & went to Harrison
& Baker for supplies. In Baker we saw: House Sparrows
and flying over tannu Basin Grouse, W. Ringlets,
Sparrow Danks & a niger hawkla. Had lunch & head
up into Strawberry Cr. area. This region is off the
topo sheets. We inquired at the U.S.F.S. office & could
find no adequate map to determine elevation or
the roads into the highcountry. We tries several roads
but decided to camp by a noisy fast stream in an
open - fir thicket -- an ellddeer hunting camp
with a table. The canyon is a E-W one. The lower
hills & flats to the N are covered with Artemisia,
cercocarpus thickets, pinyons & juniper. NE of
camp & N of the stream is an extensive flat of
sage with some wet spots. A canal takes off
near camp & goes W across the flat. Ward says
this is or was, the water supply to Osada.
The slope hill to our S. (N facing) has extensive
Sage areas & forests which are 60-75% open
with white & douglas fir making up most of
the remainder. We do not know the elevation
here. But, the dandylions here have gone
to seed where as at the other camp they were in
flowers. There are more flowers & grasses
there -- and no signs of grazing. We heard
& saw one Sagebi hunting in a shrub thig
on a hill side (S) in afternoon. Made camp