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[[underlined]] Beartooth Mts. [[/underlined]]

There are no trout in the lakes & streams up here, the descent is too steep.

Saw lots of Arctomys & one S. lateralis & one Tamias & lots of signs of Lagomys & Arvicola. Saw at least 100 Anthus, the commonest bird high up. Grass & alpine plants are abundant except where snow has just gone off & left the ground bare. The plants are almost all the same as those of the Wind River Mts. A very pretty yellow Caltha is new to me. Ledum glandulosum is in full flower, which surprised me. Geum & Bryanthus are in full bloom.

In the morning the plants were white with frost & the snow had frozen & our little creek had gone dry. Snowed about half the day. & was so cold we nearly froze with all the clothes on we could get hold of. The wind drove the round snow in our faces & we could hardly keep the horses going against it. 

Probably came about 15 miles but made some long crooks that were unnecessary.

Bear Tooth Lake is about 300 feet below timberline.

[[underlined]] July 27, [[/underlined]] Left part of our ammunition & some other things down at the ranch, so I started down for them. Went back over the same trail on which we came up. Started from camp at 8:20 & reached Red Lodge at 7 P.M. Killed a Tamias & a Dendrogapus

Cold & a little snow flew in the morning.