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Meeker, Colo., Aug. 16, 1909
Sprinkled considerably during the night, but was unusually warm. Bright, hot morning. While Felger and Robbins finished putting up the mammal skins, I went up town and ordered supplies. In afternoon Robbins, Felger and I drove up town to the Review office with our specimens, got the boxes we had stored there before going to Axial, packed and shipped them. We sent one big box of mammals and birds, one of plants, and one of mollusks etc. by express and two boxes and a keg of fossils by freight, the stage company taking all to Rifle and shipping from there to Boulder. Then Felger and I sharpened axes, knives, scalpels etc. at a blacksmith shop. After that I called on Mr. Lytle ( pronounced Little), editor
