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[[underlined]] Near Downieville [[/underlined]]

At the [[underlined]] Mountain House [[/underlined]] (4500 feet) we begin to descend a continuous 5 mile grade that cuts into a steep east slope down to the N. Yuba R 4 miles below Downieville at 2700 feet. This is a forest & brush covered slope with numerous cold, N.E. gulches & beautiful little streams.

In places the Philadelphys bushes are loaded with flowers that load the air with fragrance. 

Camped in gulch half a mile from [[underlined]] N. Yuba R. [[/underlined]].  bCame only 14 miles.

[[underlined]] June 23 [[/underlined]] Remained at camp in gulch writing up notes & doing various left over pieces of work while the horses backs rested & got sound. 

[[underlined]] June 24. Sunday. [[/underlined]]  Went to near head of [[underlined]] Woodruff Gulch [[/underlined]] up good trail to old mine.  Found Cinclus, Cyanocitta nest, Blue grouse with young as big as doves, & saw the little winter wren.  Saw deer tracks & Thomomys hills.  No chipmunks.