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[[underlined]] Up Castilla R.  Aug. 19 [/underlined]]  Sun Elk killed a fine big coyote - apparently a [[underlined]] Canis lestes, []/underlined]], which had its stomach full of fresh mutton including wool & bones, The bones were well ground, tho in pieces as big as peach pits. The lower intestines were full of feces that looked like clay but were really largely bone dust. There were sheep ticks on the coyote which was an old male in good condition & good red summer pelage. Before skinning I lifted & estimated his weight at 40 lbs. He was not fat.

We got a late start and followed up the Castilla valley mainly north for 10 or 12 miles to the wide part of the valley east of the Culebra Peak and nearly due north of Castilla Peak. The valley is open & park like all the way, varying from a mile to 5 or 6 miles wide between the strips of timber coming down the sides. The slopes above are not very steep & either heavily timbered or grassy & park like.