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[[start page]] after eating it. This is the first time I ever saw these beautiful little crustaceans alive. At sunset the eastern cliffs were very beautiful [[strikethrough]]as[[/strikethrough]] The dark red base and gray mass above was capped by a golden crown, as the sunlight just touched the summit. The afterglow was also fine after the sun had set. Very tired. Wrote a little + turned in. [[underlined]] Alone in my tent. [[/underlined]] 16th. Awoke at daybreak and heard a loud report, a rumble and then the rolling of rocks down the canon. A portion of the cliff had broken off. The [[underline]] sunrise salute [[/underline]]. Went up the east side 1600 feet + measured the sandstone + limestone, also secured a fine lot of fossil sponges from the chert nodules. Returned and prepared for the night. Just after dusk Jerry came bringing 14 letters and a great pile of papers. Two weeks mail. How pleasant it was [[end page]]