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The snow measured 29 inches in the woods at the cabin and the crust held all day under the trees.  Found lots of Pine squirrels but no chipmunks out. Porcupines have gnawed and seriously injured or killed thousands of trees of P. murryana.
Snowshoe rabbit tracks were common.
Old beaver dams were numerous, we counted 12 dams in succession within 300 yards along Willow Creek.  Flying squirrels are said to be common.  Several [[underlined]] Peromyscus Leucopus [[/underlined]] were caught in the camp bed where they had cut the blankets into mats besides cutting a big hole in the flour sack.  A Lynx canadensis had crossed the meadow just above camp the day before.  Coyote tracks are common & the coyotes were howling above camp in the evening, a fine serenade. 

Mr. Glover estimates 125 to 150 Marten caught in the range during the winter & Mr. Benins at Cora says he has sold about 2000 dollars worth of Marten fur this season, also a few cross & red foxes.

Went to bed under a load of blankets after a good camp supper of potatoes, beans, bacon, biscuits & coffee.