quartz sandstone. Here we collected some red evening primroses a species new to me. About two miles further on we saw three antelopes , the only ones yet seen on the trip except one east of Slayton’s , I believe. Near a lagoon 15 miles SE of Grover , while collecting batrachians , we saw another antelope , a doe. Most common bird is the shore lark , next the lark bunting , a few meadowlarks and plover . Harry killed a fine American Rough-legged hawk . Saw first dove at Crow Creek . Came 25 miles today over a rolling prairie road which did not pass a fence or inhabited house, with only a single buggy track made since last Sunday’s storm, and saw but one person after leaving Jackson’s ranch - a solitary horseman some distance from the road. Road good much of the way, but crossing many wide lagoon-like stretches which were particularly bad. In Crow Creek we find water in