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[[underlined]]John Day River[[/underlined]]

[[underlined]]June 19[[/underlined]]  
Caught only Perognathus & Preble got a Mus musculus. Crossed the ferry & camped at spring 1/4 of a mile back from river on west side. Made up skins & set traps & shot bats & picked up fossil wood.
A very hot day.

[[underlined]]June 20[[/underlined]]  Caught a Peromiscus & Preble caught a Neotoma.

Started for Antelope at 8:30 and climbed steadily about 8 miles to near the summit of ridge and camped by some springs. Aneroid read 1200 feet at camp by John Day River and 3400 at todays camp. Climbed to top of tallest peak where aneroid read 4125. Could see Mt. Adams & St. Helens & Ranier & Hood & a dozen peaks along the range farther south. Could see across the valley of the Des Chutes R. and far up the John Day R.

Caught a S. mollis & saw more. Set traps for Chilotus & Thomomys & Preble set some Aratomys traps.

Found a sandy patch in the gulch about 500 feet above the river & lots of Perodipus tracks & holes in it. Found Perodipus tracks up to 1200 feet above river - Just where the first Spermophile tracks were seen.

Hot in morning at river but cool on ridge & cold in evening.

Transcription Notes:
Perognathus=pocket mouse, Mus musculus=house mouse, Peromiscus=Peromyscus=deer mouse, Neotoma=packrat, S. mollis=Spermophilus mollis=Piute ground squirrel (now Urocitellus mollis), Chilotus=vole, Thomomys=pocket gopher, Aratomys=vole, Perodipus=kangaroo rat. Aneroid is a type of barometer.