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[[underline]] Oct. 3. [[/underline]]  Remained at Santa Fe and drove up the creek into edge of canyon but not far enough to get the edge of Transition zone.  Took the train in evening for Canyon City Co. via Las Vegas & Pueblo.

[[underline]] Oct. 4. [[/underline]]  Crossed the Raton ridge about daylight and breakfasted at Trinidad [[pencil insert]] Colo. [[/pencil insert]] Then went to La Junta & transferred to Pueblo, then caught a 5 o'clock train up to Canyon City & arrived after dark.

[[underline]] Oct. 5. [[/underline]] Got my baggage & started up the canyon after chipmunks early in morning. Went 5 or 6 miles up to edge of Royal Gorge & shot 5 chipmunks, saw 6 more, 4 of them close enough so I could be sure they were the large one, the same as those killed.  The other 2 were too far away to be identified.  Set a few traps for them.
Canyon City [[strikethrough]] begins [[/strikethrough]] is out in the open valley & the canyon begins a mile west of the town. It is merely a