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[[underlined]] Mt. Islip [[/underlined]]

[[underlined]] Sept. 29 [[/underlined]]. Followed main divide on backbone of range east to Mt. Islip, over the top of Islip and down to first Sienega on south side at 6700 feet and camped early enough to set out all my traps.  Climbed up and down steep peaks and ridges all day varying from 6500 to 8000 feet. Came about 15 miles, all the way in pure Transition zone.  The slopes are so steep that most of the timber is scattered.  The dense forests have been burned out but the scattered timber remains untouched.  The same trees were seen as noted yesterday.  No trace of Canadian zone was noted on Islip, but on the peaks east of it there should be some on cold slopes, as they run to 9300.  Bird and mammal life is rather scarce.  Only 2 springs were passed today.

Caught Thomomys perpes? & Neotoma lepida? & Peromyscus gambeli & shot Eutamias speciosus.

Could map Transition zone on both sides fairly accurately.

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I think the last word is Vernon's scrawl for "accurately". -@siobhanleachman