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- More venison + full pressure cooker for
supper. Stove continuing to act up - gas
leaking from gas valve spectacularly bursting
into flame now + then, - also pots toppled off
stove dumping water every where. Quite a show.
Had to dump some water over Paul [Joslin] to damp
his guffaws. No sign of bats.
May 28 [1960]
Up by 7:00. good catch of Peri [Peromyscus]. No luck with
Muskrat, or beaver. Drove into town to see Peter [Henson]
Found Fisheries launch couldn't take us until 8th June
Tried seeing other captains - re [regarding] getting lift out, but
while all were very friendly, none could take us directly.
Peter [Henson] + I drove east, he to show me beaver dams.
At Walter Feyers woodlot (5 mi [miles] E [east] Naval Station) struck
south to a slow creek. Here an old dam. Few
miles father on had to wade a slough + creek
to reach lily pond with good beaver dam at one end.
Feeding on lilys, salal, cedar, hemlock, capper bush [words crossed out] Mensizia,
crabapple, some alder. Large buck, 2 doe.
Set 40 more traps near beach for comparison
with mice caught in McIntosh meadows.
Got stuck on way into cabin + had to
winch twice. In evening went out onto soggy
McIntosh Meadows. Very still. Heard hooters long
way off; never seemed to get closer to them
About 3 hooters over vast area. Paul [Joslin] discovered
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Sparrows (song?) nest on wet ground. 4 eggs.
We were looking for bear skulls but
had to return home as the mists rose from
the sodden grass. Hermit thrushes silver notes
dripped down from the new moon - one lone young
buck vanished into the gloom. Hail storm at dusk.
May 29 [1960]:
Awoke to rain which continued on + off most of
day. Slept in to 8:30 as it was Sunday. Checked
traps - another good catch of peri [Peromyscus] + 1 sorex. Nothing
in Muskrat trap nearby, tho' [though] hear splashes now +
then. Driving out about noon got badly stuck in
road which is degenerating quickly due to our use.
Broke winch rope twice. Nothing in beaver traps
so Paul [Joslin] returned to camp to skin beasts while
I set the 5 beaver traps at the large dam a
few miles east. Cut two holes in dam (which
is about 60' [feet] long). Pond above only place have seen
water lilies so far - apparently this dam has been
here a considerable while.
Caught 6 mice near beach closest to McIntosh
meadow. For comparison to latter specimens.
Found group of wrens just out of nest (about 7 [+/-])
They were fluttering about soliciting food from parents. As
they worked their way through the forest I managed to get
some movies. Presently, 50 yards from original sighting,
[illegible word crossed out] 1 of the young hopped into their nest - a hole in moss
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