Journal R.E.Johnson 1968 Aug.26 Sapphire MTns, Montana (cont.) for rosy finches on this or adjacent mtns (no cliffs, alpine vegetation, extensive snow, etc). There is a very small snow patch on the nw slope of the next peak south, but no cliffs. All the pics to the south appear to be timbered to the top. However a peak to the nw appears to be barren for its total n-s length of a mile or two & it has several small snow patches on its east face. It appears to be quite steep (approaching cliffs) on its east side. This is apparently the * highest peak in the Sapphire MTns (8995 ft), mentioned before (Aug.22). This spot would definitely be worth examining for rosy finches. I hiked back to the car & drove back out the road. I did not drive out the road to the Lutz Mine since it would only take me to low mtn areas north of the high peak I had just seen. The road to the Montana Prince Mine was blocked by a large fallen tree after I'd driven only a short ways, so that road was also left unexplored. Finally the rightmost road was followed. The sign said it went to Millers & Townsends Mines (see Philipsburg Ranger District Map). Just prior to reaching these mines the road splits. The *# left branch goes to a large abandoned mining operation. The right branch is apparently the ridge trail that barely shows because it parallele