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[[underline]] Canyon Blanco [[/underline]]

Ammospermophilus [[cimanodrea?]], common, seen at many places along the canyon.

Cynomys gunnisoni, scattered all along but none seen. too cold.

Neotoma albigula? Common all along.

Erethizon, many nut pines gnawed.

Dipodomys spectabilis, common all along & over divide to Kimbetoh Wash.

Perodipus  Common all along.

Thomomys aurieus? " " " [[Dittos for: Common all along.]]

Lipus texianus, " " " [[Dittos for: Common all along.]] 2 taken

" [[Ditto for: Lipus]] arizonae, " " " [[Dittos for: Common all along.]] 1 taken

Canis latrans,  " " " [[Dittos for: Common all along.]]

Taxidea  " " " [[Dittos for: Common all along.]]

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[[underline]] Up Canyon Blanco. [[/underline]]

[[underline]] Oct. 22. [[/underline]] Followed up the canyon about 8 or 9 miles to where Mr. Hardy, the Indian farmer, has his cabin at a little deep spring of good water, the only water fit to drink in the valley. Stopped there to lunch & then continued south up the valley and over the divide and down into the Kimbetoh Valley and camped a mile down it at a rain pool. Came about 22 miles.

Water is scarcer and we found no indians or inhabited hogans after leaving Mr. Hardy's. A few goats and sheep are herded in the valley but grass is fairly good most of the way, tho short and dry. Junipers and nut pines cover the slopes and ridges and some of the mesa tops, but the top of the main divide is a sagebrush mesa. It may be Transition, but there is no yellow pine in sight.

Dipodomys spectabilis goes even over the mesa top & down both sides. Saw several Coyotes. Porcupines have gnawed many of the nut pines.

Transcription Notes:
Kimbetoh = Kimbeto reviewed & edited - nwmath reviewed - @meg_shuler