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Say spermophile – Big chipmunk, live under wood, not in trees, but same name as pine squirrel. Live in mts. where pine squirrel lives
Little chipmunk – Live in rocks and trees in holes, live everywhere, canyons, mesa, mts., and everywhere.
Deer – 2 kinds- describe 2 kinds with same horns and color, but differ in length of tail.
No elk here – Two of them have seen elk in Colorado, red brown.
Pupilla and Ashmunella – recognized by name, but confuse with Zonitoides or Vitrina, Vallonia etc.
Lizard – swift – not eaten, not poison, live in ground everywhere, not bite. Snakes smaller than.
Big lizard – scales edged with black, bite, poison, have medicine, All old men say bad when they bite. Live under rocks. Snake swallows them
Horned toad – not bite. Do not eat them. Not used, Snake swallow them, snake swells, bursts, horned toad comes out alive.
The apparent fog is evidently fine dust, as it is not moist, does not smell like snake and the wind is blowing. Judge A. J. Abbott says road runner occurs