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Rabbits occur in Longtom Pass also porcupines. [[Wiuntyocs?]] are common in all forest country. (22) Andrews caught several spiny mice in the mouse traps. We all went fishing at 9 A.M. in the pools of the creek with some fish poison prepared by the Chinese from vegetation. This poison is a dark brown & granular sticky mass & is added to the water [[from?]] a sack tied to a pole. The fish are made sick in an hour or so & come to the surface where they are caught in nets by the Chinese. Eels are common here & many small ones were caught of two sorts - a green & a black species. We caught also a Barbel, & 2 [[chubs?]] or [[Chinincos?]]. Several species of garter snakes were taken by Chinamen. Birds are not common. We saw 2 king fishers, a bullbill oriole & chickadee. In the late afternoon we set 4 steel traps for tigers using live dogs as bait. The dogs were tied to a tree