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[[underlined]] Clarks Fork & Beartooth Mts [[/underlined]]

[[underlined]] Aug. 11. [[/underlined]]  Got a late start. 2 horses had to be shod. Crossed the divide & down Clarks Fork to crossing above mouth of Crandall Creek & camped on east side of river.

Killed a lot of Tamias & Spermophiles.

[[underlined]] Aug. 12. [[/underlined]] Started at 8 & reached our old camp at Beartooth Lake at 2 PM. Found the trail very good as we knew the way & could cut off some distance & found better grades. [[strikethrough]] Camp [[/strikethrough]] Came probably 15 miles & from 6400 feet to above timberline.

On leaving our camp at the lake 10 days ago, Dutcher left out 12 martin traps. Tonight he went to them & found a Martins, a Lynx & a Gulo

Mosquitos & flies still bad.

[[underlined]] Aug. 13 [[/underlined]] Left camp at about 8 & camped 4 miles above Red Lodge at 7 P.M. Got the mail.

[[underlined]] Aug. 14 [[/underlined]] Worked all day on specimens & got mine all in good shape. Dutcher has still some skins to stuff.

[[underlined]] Aug. 15 [[/underlined]] Worked on reports & packing specimens. Set a few traps in evening. Saw some bats but did not get one.

Transcription Notes:
"Martin" should be Marten, since Bailey meant the weasel-like mammal rather than the bird, but transcribed as written.