Il6 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, 



It was mentioned that we took considerable time rearranging 

 our outfit, and consequently had a late start, but were finally 

 under way followed by the good wishes of our friends, who 

 assured us that there would be many pleasant features of the 

 journey, and that we would especially enjoy .the memory when 

 it was all over. This last expression frequently came back to 

 us when we encoutered hardships and disappointments on the 

 way. Before starting we made a new brake for the wagon, 

 knowing that sometimes in the mountains everything depends 

 upon the strength of the brake. Toward noon we were in the 

 foothills, and about 4 P.M. entered Mt. Vernon Canon, up 

 which we drove several miles until we found a suitable place 

 for a camp. Here we ended our first day's journey, picketed 

 Bay and Gray, as we had named our animals, and w r ere soon 

 enjoying our first real meal in camp -peas, bacon, coffee, bread, 

 butter and cakes. That evening our appetites arrived to con- 

 tinue with us to the end of the trip. This entry was made in 

 one of the note books : " The new stove is a jewel." It was 

 a mere box of sheet iron with a tiny oven, two holes to cook 

 upon and a tiny fire-box ; but the tales it could tell of excellent 

 biscuit, fried trout, roast venison, baked potatoes, and grouse- 

 pie, are enough to make an epicure long for a taste. During 

 this day we had seen a few Argynnis and many E. claudia. 

 Will, or the taxidermist, as we may as well style him from now 

 on, was constantly seeking new birds and singing out their Latin 

 names, Mrs. S. was always on the lookout for new flowers, many 

 of which were beautiful beyond description ; the children were 

 interested in all outdoors, and the fourth member of the party 

 was ' ' bugologist, ' ' nimrod, camp tender or idler as the occasion 

 demanded. But we were all out to study nature, and our main 

 regret was that our friends could not enjoy it with us. 



As we sat about the campfire that night we recalled what wi- 

 ll ad seen during the day, the Antolmis grotei and . //;<,' . cipris that 

 we had seen on some large compositae ; the four line chipmunk 

 which we supposed was Tamias quadvitatus , but which the taxi- 

 dermist recently wrote me, " is probably a new species ;" the 

 hummingbird upon her nest in a brier patch that \ve watt-lied 

 for a time and attempted to photograph. That first night in 



