Field notes, v1390
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5 Aug 1979 continued closely while we examined him. At the stream, rather a bit before it, I noticed that the dead fawn found on our previous expedition here (24 July 1979) had been moved a few feet, but was still under the same tree, and had been somewhat more consumed. This afternoon, we proceeded to hike up the canyon going N from Plumley Mine, over a saddle, then down into the next valley. About 1/2 way up canyon, encountered a buzzing Crotalus mitchelli. We explored the vicinity of the saddle for spring # 232 - Pine Spring, but were unable to locate it where we believed it should be. (Probably an error in placing it on the map.) Found much evidence of cattle and horses on the N facing slope and ridge top, but not in the S facing canyon, where we found much evidence of deer. Located a spring (the spring?) at the bottom of the canyon (N facing). On the map, it doesn't look like a canyon, but on the ground it is a rather rugged canyon. The spring was actually a stream, about