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[[left blank page]] [[start page]] Dec.1. An avalanch of cold wind slid down the mountains all night. ground froze hard. cold. Went to traps & hunted in lower part of cañons. Caught nothing of use, shot a Tamias pallidus, climbed over the rocks till afternoon. Got a H. vespertina, [[male symbol]]. Skinned the Tamias, went to P.O. but the P.M. wasnt there. "[[Ditto for: Dec]] 2. Sunday. A rather cold day & an icy wind from the Mts. in evening. "[[Ditto for: Dec]] 3. Cold night, pleasant day. Went to traps in cañons & took them up. Caught 3 Sorex & nothing else but Hesperomys. Made 3 skins, had to go to town for oats. set trap for a Thomomys, will try the valley tomorrow. Sister Sidwell killed a lynx in her hen house last night. It scratched her face & bit her hands. Killed it with an ax.
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H. vespertina is Hesperiphona, now a synonym for Coccothraustes (Evening Grosbeak) - @phil_terry
Reviewed & made minor edits. Interesting about Sister Sidwell. Managed to find this blog about her http://news.hjnews.com/logan_hj/pioneers-took-good-and-made-it-great/article_bb8b8961-e584-5220-a96a-e264abb3fe3f.html -@siobhanleachman