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[[left page blank]] [[end page]] [[start page]] Dec. 16. Sunday. Camped near Panguich. snow an inch deep. ice on pond holds a horse. Warm & thawing through day. river open. Thomomys & Arvicolas numerous in valley. Mallards & some other ducks abundant. " [[Ditto for: Dec.]] 17. Made 25 miles, ascent steeper than before, country rather hilly than mountainous, some forests of Pinus ponderosa & spruce. Pinus edulis & cedar over hills. valley covered with A. tridentata, brush willows & Argentea shepherdi along river. Snow one or two inches deep at Panguich & 4 to 6 deep where we camp tonight. Thomomys hills numerous, Skunk tracks & holes & Badger tracks & holes seen. Lepus texianus tracks very numerous - 2 killed. birds scarce. Thawed in day. very cold at night.
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I changed "Thomomys hills" to "Thomomys kills" --thomasc
changed back to hills, this is evidence of gopher tunneling frequently noted in Vernon's writing -@meg_shuler
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