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Canti,
Bleir
1974
Journal
October 31.
10 mi N Wolf Hole Mohave Co Arizona.
It rained all afternoon and night of the 29th, rained lightly on the night of the 30th, and is overcast and threatening so far on the 31st. Hardly the ideal weather for Trop. Temperatures are "uniform" - about 50°F day, no colder than 40°F at night. A "Pitot" helicopter flew over Northbound at 1:30 PM yesterday, southbound about 3:00 PM. I'm not sure who operates it, but at least they saw my camp. About a dozen ranch trucks (2 for sale ride) pass by each day. While it wasn't too windy yesterday, the wind is picking up today, coming from the south, as is usual at Wolf Hole. I found two mosquitoes in the tent last night, one of which had fed off of me. A small herd of 5 cattle visited me yesterday, so did a lone horse. None were afraid of humans. I tried to feed the horse a carrot, he ate a bit then walked off, having satisfied his curiosity. There aren't enough hours of daylight these fall days to accomplish much per day. It began raining fairly heavily today at 12:30 PM. The weather forecast calls for another storm to come in tomorrow and give rain this Sunday. Other news told of two convicts who escaped from the St. George jail yesterday evening. An FBI bulletin box has been