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[[underline]] Snake River [[/underline]]
[[underline]] Aug. 12 [[/underline]] 

Followed up east side of river, along narrow valley or in canyon about 10 miles and camped at mouth of Elk Creek, called "Punchbowl" on land office map but not known by that name here. Set traps along creek and river bottoms & out in sagebrush. The narrow valley here is all on the east side of river and is only wide enough for elongated ranches. Populus augustifolia & willows border the river and creeks and sagebrush and Bigelovia. The valley is pure Transition. Dense growth of Aspen and Douglas spruce come down to the river on cold slopes and cover some of the steep hot slopes as well.

The mountains rise high on both sides with snow patches on the higher peaks.