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and myself took each of us a Mule and rode
over some Rocky Ridges to find Deer but found
None 12 Miles

April 23, 1879 ~ Wednesday

23. [FIGURE] John W Young Howard and myself took
Each of us a Mule Rode through the valley
Entered the timber on the west & south and rode
for several Miles then rode onto the top of
a volcanic cone some 12 or 1500 feet higher
than the park & valley and here we had a view of
the country for 50 Miles on the west south &
East and the finest view I Ever saw in my
life of an [invariant] forest of the finest pine
for 50 miles in the various directions inter-
spersed with vary fine parks the sink in the
top of the cone was about 100 feet covered with
timber & Grass the timberland had no under
brush but was covered with grass like a meadow
the timber was from 6 inches to 4 feet through &
from 50 to 150 feet tall many trees 30 to 40
feet to a limb the country abounded with
Deer Antilope & Turkey I rode some 20
Miles on Mule Back the most I have ridden in
the saddle for 20 years in one day I was vary
weary at night

22 and myself took each of us a Mule and rode over some Rocky Ridges to find Deer but found None 12 Miles

April 23, 1879 ~ Wednesday

23. [FIGURE] John W Yg Howard and myself took Each of us a Mule Rode through the valley Entered the timber on the west & South and rode for several Miles then rode onto the top of a volcanic cone some 12 or 1500 feet higher than the park & valley and here we had a view of the country for 50 Miles on the west South & East and the finest view I Ever saw in my life of an immens forest of the finest pine for 50 miles in the various directions inter ]spersed with vary fine parks the sink in the top of the cone was about 100 feet covered with timber & Grass the timber land had no under brush but was covered with grass like a meadow the timber was from 6 inches to 4 feet through & from 50 to 150 feet tall many trees 30 to 40 feet to a limb the country abounds with Deer Antilope & Turkey I rode some 20 Miles on Mule Back the most I had ridden in the saddle for 20 years in one day I was very weary at night