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[[underlined]] April 7 [[/underlined]] - Left Big Piney on the stage about 11 A.M. and reached Cora at dark, then drove down to Pinedale and had a 10 oclock supper.  A very chilly wind blew most of the P.M. - it was cold in evening.  Roads bad most of way and slow travelling.  Saw little sign of game, some old wolf tracks, plenty of sage grouse in fine long plumes, lots of prairie dogs & some C. elegans.

Saw one sharptailed grouse along the creek a Burns, lots of old hawk & blue heron nest in the cottonwood trees along the river [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] where we crossed at Burns.

The snow was soft and thawing fast most of the way and fresh tracks did not show.

Some old wolf tracks seen.

Snow about a foot deep on starting but full 2 feet deep on an average between Burns & Cora and down the New Fork Valley to Pinedale.  This is a broad willow valley with numerous ranches & lots of hay.  Burns is a miserable little ranch.