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cut for themselves deep canons, producing scenery of the 

 wildest and grandest kind. 



Bozeman (altitude 4754 feet), a town pleasantly situated on 

 the eastern side of the Gallatin Valley, and on the East Gallatin 

 River, was made the headquarters. Some collecting was done 

 in this vicinity, especially near Fort Ellis, and, farther south, in 

 and about Rocky Canon and Bridger Canon. During the 

 latter part of July an excursion was made to Mystic Lake, a 

 small body of crystal water at an elevation of about 7S00 feet, in 

 the Gallatin Range 20 miles southeast of Bozeman. Thence it 

 was continued over the divide into the Yellowstone Valley as 

 far as Coalpit Creek and returning bv way of Traill Creek 

 (altitude 7000 feet) and Bear Creek. A number of species 

 were found breeding at that time, as well as young birds 

 observed. 



Another excursion, extending from August 1 to October 3, 

 was made up the Gallatin, with stops at Bear Creek (5800 feet), 

 Spanish Creek (5400 feet), Squaw Creek (5600 feet), Gallatin 

 Canon (the stream is about 6000 feet with abrupt walls and 

 receding ridges rising to 7000 and 8000 feet), West Fork of the 

 Gallatin (6500-9000 feet) , Lower Basin (6000-8000 feet) , 

 Middle Basin (7000-9000 feet), Taylor's Fork, also called 

 Dodge Creek (7000-9500 feet), and Big Horn Peak (10,000 

 feet) . 



Still another excursion, extending from August 5 to 

 September 27, started from Bozeman, with stops at Reese 

 Creek (5400 feet) in the northern portion of the Gallatin Valley, 

 East Gallatin River near Hillsdale (4600 feet), Pass Creek near 

 Flathead Pass in the Bridger Range (about 5000 feet), head of 

 Dry Creek at north end of Bridger Range (5500 feet), Gallatin 

 Station (4000 feet), Jefferson River near Three Forks (4000 

 feet), Madison River near Willow Creek (4600 feet), camp in 

 the valley between the Madison and Gallatin Rivers (4600-5500 

 feet), Fort Ellis, and Mystic Lake. The first two trips, 

 occupying the time from July to October 3, were made by 

 Mr. Knowlton in 1890; the third, from August 5 to about the 

 first of October, was made jointly in 1888. 



From this hasty itinerary it appears that the area studied 

 extended in elevation from a little over 4000 feet to over 10,000 



