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 reaching camp at 12:45. As there was no one in camp I cooked my dinner and ate it. Saw gray headed juncos and crossbills up on top of the mountain. Obsidian flakes are found, scattered all over the mountain sides, as at Rito de los Frijoles. Santiago returned at 2:30 with 7 dusky grouse. The I took the shotgun and went back after the turkeys, but they were wild and I failed, and returned at 6 p.m. I heard crows near camp, and Robbins says he saw several and a campbird. Heard poorwills mournful song (2 birds apparently) near camp all evening. E of Valle Grande, N. M. Saturday, Aug 20, 1910

Up early, breakfast at 5:30. Robbins started after turkeys, where I was yesterday. Santiago, our Indian guide and cook, is an old native priest speaks Spanish well and English rather brokenly. Says old Indians tell about great herds of buffalo, how they used to go off, get buffalo skins to make blankets