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[[underlined]]Pendleton[[/underlined]]

and lots of indian horses range over them. The valley is fine farm land. Crops are good. Rye is headed out, wheat is 2 feet high in some fields. Most fields of wheat are full of weeds - especially alfilarin & lithospermum (?).

Spermophilus beldingi & columbianus were common on top of plateau. No spermophiles or holes were seen on slope. S. townsendi is common in bottom of valley only.

Got mail & grub & camped near town & set traps & made up skins & wrote report in evening.

Forenoon cold, afternoon warm to clear.

From the edge of the plateau we saw 3 snowy peaks far to the west & north. A wood hauler told us they were Mt. hood, Mt. Adams, & the northern one Mt. Ranier.

[[underlined]]June 4[[/underlined]]  Rained about half the day. Caught nothing. Bisulphided & dugout spermophiles & counted their holes on an acre.

[[underlined]]June 5[[/underlined]]  Rained all night & part of day. Cleared up so I caught & photographed & bisulphided spermophiles. Took train for Winona Wash. via Walla walla at - 2 A.M. of June 6.

Transcription Notes:
Do not recognize "alfilarin". He is not sure about his identification of "lithospermum", but that is the correct spelling of the genus. Bisulphide of carbon was a common disinfectant/insecticide of the time; Bailey also uses it to kill small mammals.