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to Silver Lake, at the head of the Big Cotton wood Canon. 

 We waited, and waited patiently for our team to appear, but 

 when at last the morning hours had passed by and no sign of 

 man or team, we concluded that there were liars in Salt Lake 

 City almost as bad as some that we have in Philadelphia. 

 That night we hunted up another party, who promised to be 

 on hand the next morning to convey us to our longed-for col- 

 lecting grounds up in the Wasatch Mountains. True to his 

 word, early the next morning, our man with his team put in 

 an appearance, and soon we were on our way to the head of 

 the Big Cottonwood Canon. 



The ride up the canon is a very fine one, the beauty and 

 grandeur of the scenery increasing as we travel onward and 

 upward. Late in the afternoon we arrived at Silver Lake, and 

 after the rough ride of some thirty-one miles we were naturally 

 tired, so after preparing our supper, unpacking our bags and 

 boxes, we turned in for the night. 



The morning of the loth found all three of us up shortly 

 after daybreak, and down by the lake trying to catch a mess 

 of fish for breakfast, but after fishing for an hour with only 

 three small fingerliugs to show as the result of our efforts, we 

 concluded that ham and eggs were good enough for breakfast. 

 The inner man having been satisfied, we gathered up our col- 

 lecting paraphernalia and were soon on our way to the top of 

 one of the numerous peaks that surrounded our camp. The 

 greater part of the day was cloudy, but nevertheless we man- 

 aged to secure a number of desirable specimens, of not only 

 butterflies but also beetles and other insects. 



Thusday, July i ith, was moving day for the " bug hunters," 

 as the arrival of our host's family made it necessary for us to 

 vacate the shack, and so to speak, " take to the woods," Two 

 comfortable tents on the edge of the woods, however, afforded 

 us all the protection that was necessary. Moving over, and 

 our "duffle' arranged, we were off again to collect. The 

 Professor spent the day on one of the near-by peaks, while 

 the Doctor and myself followed the road down the canon. In 

 the evening on comparing our captures, we found, as we had 

 expected, that the catch made by the Doctor and myself dif- 



