a mile further collected a very large water beetle , a small snake , and some tiny fish fry. About five miles from town we collected Lymnaea sp. in small ditches by the roadside. At the stone school house, where the river road turns south, we continued east for 2 or 3 miles, and camped on a small creek. A mere rivulet. At 2 p.m. after a hasty lunch we raised the tent, then Felger, Robbins and Terry started out after sage grouse , while I stayed behind to get camp ready for the night. I found small wood in abundance a short distance down the creek. It was sprinkling when the others started out and rained considerably during the afternoon. Creek rose rapidly from heavy rain up stream. We got water from an open well at a ranch house. At dusk