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Oct. 2. Cloudy & a little rain in morning. Went to traps & caught 1 A. austerus, one Sorex personatus, one Ochetodon & 3 Dipodomys. Skinned these & then hunted till dark & did'nt get anything.

" [[ditto for: Oct.]] 3. Got up at daybreak & went to my traps. It began raining while I was out & soaked me through. Did'nt catch much. Came home & dried myself & after it stopped raining went to town.
Hunted mice in cornfield part of P.M. caught a few. 
Bad weather for work.

" [[ditto for: Oct.]] 4. Went to traps & took them up. The rain had covered them so they caught nothing. Killed some birds.
Skinned yesterdays mice & hunted part of P.M. & evening. Killed nothing of use. A poor days work.