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Ice on the Heart river is 4 to 5 inches thick [[end page]] [[start page]] dry slopes on this side of the Mo. R. while only one small patch was seen on east side. Artemisia frigida is abundant all over the prairie, hills & bottoms & is one of the best Transition zone species. The woods on the bottoms include huge old cottonwoods, 3 species of willows, Elms, Oaks, Ash, boxelder, plum, choke cherry, bullberry, red osier, rose, symphorocarpos & woodbine. Clematis vines full of plumey heads cover the bushes. Blujays (C. cristata) and magpies were heard in the bottoms, & chickadees. Two downy woodpeckers were seen, but no other birds. English sparrows are common in town. At 3:35 took train back to Bismarck and on east across Dakota prairies till dark. No trees or bushes after getting 2 miles east of Bismarck.