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[[underlined]] Oct. 5. [[/underlined]] Caught a coyote and a few more Thomomys. Took up small traps so as to be ready to start in morning. A very cold night. Ice 1 inch thick, slept cold in spite of fire in front of tent. 

Explored mountains and found a lot more lakes. Shot 3 mallards in one deep lake that did not freeze over. Bluebirds were feeding on the ice of lakes. 

[[underlined]] Oct. 6. [[/underlined]] The horses scattered out and sneaked off and hid in 3 different directions so we had to track up each bunch and did not get them all till noon. 

Then packed up and traveled north over top of the mountain plateau past the big lake and beyond to where the big trail crosses to Sheep spring on the east. Here we found wolf tracks so camped out and set out traps.
 
Came about 12 miles over level, open yellow pine forest country past dozens of little & big lakes that occupy almost every basin. Aspen forests cover all north slopes and fill the gulches. Gambels oak is abundant on rocky crests and ridges and steep slopes. Pseudotsuga & Pinus pungens grow mostly with Aspens. 

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