September 18: Near the top of the " 'P' Grade 

 Hill ' ' at the left of the road we located what is reported 

 to be a remarkable gathering place (T. 32 S. R. 32 E.) 

 of the sage grouse during the spring mating season. 



A small bunch of antelope reported as watering at 

 Roaring Springs and another small bunch at Mule 

 Springs. The numl)ers reported vary from fifteen to 

 one hundred. The numbers are diminishing slowly. 

 Last year (1918) we saw a band of seven bucks near 

 this point. These antelope doubtless wander up from 

 the country to the south and, if a reservation were 

 established where they are undisturbed, would doubt- 

 less remain there. We reached Guano Lake at 5 P. M., 

 passing the Shirk Ranch. After looking over the dry 

 lake bed we camped for the night. This dry lake bed 

 has long l^een a favorite resoi't for antelope. On 

 August 29, 1918, w^e counted sixty-five here in one 

 band and at the south end of the lake bands of fifteen 

 and three, a total of at least eighty-three antelope using 

 the lake bed at that time. This year JNIr. Powell, a 

 coyote trapper staying at the Shirk Ranch, told us 

 that twelve was the largest numl)er seen there at any 

 one time. We counted six alive and saw remains of 

 four, a buck and doe, which had obviously been killed 

 by a rifle and used as coyote bait. The other two were 

 of kids, aljout six weeks old. I walked about two miles 

 over the dry bed of the lake to ascertain approximately 

 how many antelope were resorting there. Signs were 

 very scarce, so I reluctantly concluded that the antelope 

 had been hunted and the survivors had left the region. 

 The total antelope for the day, six; last year eighty- 

 three. 



September 19: We w^ent south on the old and 

 well-traveled road on the west shore of Guano Lake 

 past the Barry ranches at the south end of the lake, 

 over rough desolate lava hills with rim rock, seventeen 

 miles to the south end of Antelope Valley. We saw 

 but two antelope and very little sign. Last year sign 

 was very alnmdant. Continuing on southerly we passed 

 a ranch and corral, not inhabited. Arriving in sight 

 of Mud Lake in the valley to the south we took the 



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