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Dec. 14. Went from within 6 miles of Marysville to 4 miles of Circleville - about 25 miles.
Snowed about an inch in night & was cloudy & squally most of day, cleared up in P.M.

Had to cross a range of Mts. before reaching Marysville. Some scrub oak & Rhus a. trilobata on lower Mts., the first oak seen since leaving Manti.

Red Cedar & Pinus edulis cover the hills to where Spruce begins.

Followed the Severe Valley from Marysville. It is generally 3 or 4 miles wide, in the middle grassy & wet & springy, some brush along river.

Farms numerous.

Thomomys hills numerous all along valley on grassy land.

Some birds seen. Greese brush in lower part of valley, Sagebrush - A. tridentata - in higher part.

Traveled till after dark & could set no traps.

Transcription Notes:
I changed "Thomomys hills" to "Thomomys kills" near bottom of page.--thomasc changed back to "hills;" this is a common reference in Vernon's notes. He may not always see the gophers, but he writes down evidence of their tunneling behavior -@meg_shuler jeni92127 (20 Aug 2017) reviewed