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and at night slept the sleep of the tired. Thus we were ready 

 for an early start Monday morning. Our way to Middle Park 

 was through Lawson and Empire City, then on and up over 

 Berthoud's Pass. Distances are ever deceptive in the moun- 

 tains. One rancher said it was seven miles up and three down. 

 We didn't know how far it was to the summit, but toward eve- 

 ning, after winding slowly along an uphill road since about 

 9 A.M. , we came to a little log cabin and decided to camp and let 

 our horses have the enjoyment of a roof over their heads. On 

 the way up some insects were seen, Phyciodes, Chionobas, Me- 

 laporphyra, Chrys. helloides, etc. Mosquitos were thick until 

 about 6.30, then the air became too cold. We decided to 

 spend a day or two in this locality and collect on the summit, 

 which we learned was one and one-half miles away. The fol- 

 lowing morning the taxidermist sallied forth early, armed for 

 conquest, but returned before 9 o'clock with some birds and 

 pine squirrels. Then the " bugologist" started up the trail. 

 Soon ArgyjDiis helena were found in abundance and a short 

 distance farther up it was a pleasure to note the erratic flight 

 of a CliioHobas. Then the pursuit of these wiley mountaineers 

 began and a dozen or more were captured. The identity of these 

 is not yet settled, but they seem to be uhleri. On the summit 

 it was cold and windy, too much so for insects except a few 

 Melitcca, so the homeward journey soon began. A few A. 

 eurynome several Anthocharis ausonides, Pieris venosa and .some 

 Pamphila were taken, — seventy specimens in all by i o'clock, — 

 including a species of Chionobas new to the collector. The mo.s- 

 quitos then had their inning until dark, and the next morning 

 we broke camp and begun the ascent. As the first thing was 

 a pull up hill. Gray was obstinate, and in the midst of the 

 argument the brake broke and came near allowing the wagon 

 to go over the mountain side. We hastily repaired the damage 

 and by 7.30 a.m. were on the summit, over 11,000 feet above 

 sea level and with snow banks near at hand. 



(To be Continued.) 



Mr. H. W. Wenzel has taken in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, up- 

 wards of 40 species of Scydmaenidae. Before he became interested in 

 this work there were only about ten species known from this vicinity. 



