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blankets and sell them at good prices. Now all gone. I explained that white men's deadly methods destroyed them. I went down gulch and in half hour shot 4 pine squirrels, then came back and got one Say spermophile. Found Oreohelix sp. in mixed conifer and aspen grove. Robbins returned at 8:40 a.m., having seen no turkeys. At 9:40 we ate grouse lunch. At 10:10 I started down trail on foot hunting squirrels, leaving Robbins and Santiago to follow on horseback. Bright morning but cloudy now. Rained on way down. Saw Clarke's crow and thrust without rufous tail in gulch. Say's spermophile found clear out to mesa. Reached mesa at 12:15. Warblers just outside of canyon, bluish gray, yellow rump, and apparently white band on end of rounded tail. Gray headed junco abundant at edge of mesa at old sawmill with a few lark sparrows. Also red tailed hawk and two badgers with very reddish hair.

Reached camp at 4 p.m. and cleaned the grouse and squirrels. Took a very refresh