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taceous. The figure shows it as he found it. The 

 double row of ventral ribs, the head and the hind 

 limbs, with one foot lying on the slope in sight. 

 Our work was thus laid out for us and on the 

 Fourth of July we moved our camp to the site 

 shown in the figure, about three miles below Steve 

 ville on the southern side of Red Deer River. Our 

 camp was near a large area of badlands. A 

 splendid flat for the horses, wood and water 

 without end. If you will reread my explorations 

 of the Kansas Chalk, where we had cow chips to 

 burn, and alkakine water to drink, beneath a 

 burning sun, you will realize how much we en- 

 joyed this camp. (Fig. 15.) It was not perfect, 

 however, the mosquitoes made life a burden, 

 but with smudges ever going, our nets 

 over our shoulders when we moved in the 

 sage brush, we were reasonably comfortable, 

 especially as we got fresh butter, eggs and 

 chickens every week from a neighboring 

 farmer. This proved the richest camp I 

 ever made. Further, to add to our blessings we 

 were only three miles from the post office, and a 

 trip for the mail on our motor boat, was a de- 

 lightful change from the heavy work in the beds. 

 Levi came into camp with the outfit and George 

 soon joined us, and no one ever had so many 

 born fossil hunters in one party before, full of 

 enthusiasm, each trying to find better specimens 

 than the other, but with friendly rivalry; we put 

 in the most profitable and delightful summer 1 



