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June 19, 1930.
Merlin Pass line. One squirrel, 1 Evotomys [underlined] and a marten had
pulled out. Put spring poles on all traps. Jacques Pass line,
1 Evotomys [underlined] , 1 marten [male symbol] and a squirrel.
June 21, 1930.
Moderately five most of the day. Took red-backed mouse
and had squirrel eaten out of trap. Took another juvenile
squirrel.
June 22, 1930.
Got up at 5 A.M., lifted Merlin Pass line. Took
Phenacomys in trap set by willow cuttings on banks of Swift-
water. Fish heads in runway. [paragraph crossed out]
Description of Swiftwater, alt. [altitude] 4000' approx. [approximately]
The Swiftwater is a small tributary of the Rocky which
is itself a tributary of the Athabasca. It flows in a general
east and west direction.
The spot on which we were camped was in virgin spruce
woods. Undergrowth was wanting and the smaller mammals
very scarce. Marten had always been numerous as evinced
by the numbers of old sets found around the trails. The main
trail leads from mile 15 on the Jasper highway up Jacques
creek to the pass of the same name, drops down into the
Swiftwater valley and then continues up over Merlin Pass
and down to Canyon Creek and Jacques Lake. On the way
Jacques Creek on the left or east side of the valley
there are extensive grassy slopes between the aspen woods
and the rocky peaks. Here Bighorn sheep and goats are very
common. In the pass itself at 6000 or 6500 feet there are
quite a number of moose. Warden [Frank] Bryant tells me that they
were there in midwinter also.
June 22, 1930.
Got up at 5 A.M., lifted Merlin Pass line. Took
Phenacomys in trap set by willow cuttings on banks of Swift-
water. Fish heads in runway. Took Peromyscus in one of
the other traps. Mr. [Frank] Bryant killed [male symbol] Porky on trail to Jacques
Pass. Saw black bear. In Pass saw olive-sided flycatcher,
Gambel's sparrow, yellow-throated chipping sparrow, junco.
Arrived in valley at 4 o'clock, 15 miles in 6 hours.
June 23, 1930.
Visited Coyote set - sprung by bear. Went to town.
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