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We continued on the Verde trail for a few 

 miles west of Chevion's Canon, then turned 

 from it in a northerly course toward Winslow 

 and presently began to drop to lower altitudes, 

 leaving behind us the tall pines, the aspens, 

 balsam fir, spruce, and flowering juniper. 



Another terrific thunderstorm and deluge of 

 rain overtook us as we were passing the locally 

 famous Hart and Campbell ranch, a sheep 

 ranch upon which it is said at least three men 

 began the accumulation of wealth which made 

 of them multi-millionaires. We turned under 

 the cover of a friendly shed to await the passing 

 of the storm and a man connected with the 

 ranch joined us. 



In discussing the menace of hydrophobia 

 skunks with this ranchman, he informed us that 

 six weeks earlier a homesteader, sleeping on 

 the floor of the cookhouse with open door, was 

 bitten on the head by one of these animals. 

 Some time later while in Winslow he was at- 

 tacked by rabies and died in great agony. One 

 of the doctors attending the man was scratched 

 by him and was then in the Pasteur Institute in 

 Los Angeles, undergoing treatment. 



Formerly it was believed that only a species 

 of small skunk inhabiting this region was given 

 to attacking men in their sleep, but the one that 



