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 the background. Spent most of afternoon in cave, but set 19 traps before supper. It rained fitfully during first half of afternoon, but did not amount to much.

. Thursday.

Hot, bright forenoon, raining in mts. before noon. Put up 3 deer mice skins, one squirrel and 1 chipmunk in forenoon, then set traps and put out poison on the mesa. In afternoon I skinned a squirrel and a chipmunk brought in by the Indians, then took a cool refreshing bath in the creek. It threatened rain during afternoon and did rain in the mountains. At 6:45 p.m. a hard thunder shower came down the gulch, lasting for over an hour, with some hail.

Friday,.

Nearly clear this morning and the high water in the creek has nearly subsided.