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[[underlined]] Tules Lake [[/underlined]]

[[underlined]] July 7. [[/underlined]]  Left Carr's ranch & moved camp to the lower ranch opposite the big island on east side of lake.  In afternoon went out on island and rode around the edges, and down to a little ranch on south end.  Got a boat & went out to some rocky islands where pelicans & cormorants were breeding.  There are numerous pictographs on the rocks along shore of the island. 

The island is mostly of stratified volcanic rock, partly of ash & cinder layers & partly of a porous lava.  There is much broken pumice & obsidian sand on the beach.  The plants of the island are mainly Sonoran & it is said to be the only part of the valley where stock will winter without feeding.  It is covered with good grasses among which is much Oryzopsis membranacea.

[[underlined]] July 8 [[/underlined]]  Caught a few mammals.
Went onto island again & photographed the pictographs.
Made up skins & set more traps.