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camp. At camp I took a bath and changed my underwear and shirt, then labelled and pinned about 75 insects finishing at 8:45 p. m., while Dodds was getting supper ready to go into the stove. The boys came with the wagon at 9 p.m., and a few moments afterwards we had a good supper- salmon loaf covered with peas and crackers, cake and cocoa. The last few days have been altogether too strenuous. We are all sore and tired and very thankful the big turtle turtle is off our hands.

Saturday June 30, 1906 June 30, 1906

Left camp without load in wagon at 9 a.m.. Reached Pawnee Buttes Pawnee Buttes, Colorado at 12:30, via Joe Dolan’s place. Fed horses and ate lunch , then went on SE. Markman found fossil jaw bone at the West Butte West Butte, Colorado. Formation about the same as at Davis ranch Davis Ranch, Colorado. Below buttes country more cut up by erosion than valley at Davis’ but no dissected escarpment. We passed Martha Sebosky’s shack on the way to Fitche’s Fitche's Ranch, Colorado