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where we camped in the beautiful, fertile Shady Valley which lies between the 
Hoist on and Iron AH** at an altitude of 2900 feet. In the glade in the center of 
the valley we obtained many 
for a few days* Grouse were very abundant on the Tr 9 1 , p^ „ J, y^ Wc - . and aiaong 
specimens * Dr.J^etmore joined us here 
the many interesting: birds collected was a Swains on* s warbler taken in a miniature 
~—bpg on the Hoist on liL 
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1? or the nexS two weeks we stayed near Crosby/" in the Smoiy Mountains "r^' 
j& Hational Park feol 1 e ct ing in the Canadian zonef on Mt.Guyot, The second highest 
J (peak in^the Park at an altitude of 0081 *#uw*i ■ and on the adjoining knobs • The 
majority of the trees above 6000 feet are the Balsam ( Abies f raseri) • 
li<»re . o^4^^4:aa^K...ii^a^.,,j^M 
far beautiful 
dtond of trills and ruils "^H mil iffn^ 1 ^ delight any nature' lover* m fuuild Iliad, the- 
Cloudland red squirrel u 
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scarce^ "We were unsuccessful in attempt 
the Canadian flying squirrel* 
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two black 
bears,* r Mt* Guvot proved to be most fruitful for Canadian birds and mammals * 
We spent "the 3jfigti twrjij^ 
in the Cherokee National Forest camp in?; at 
the base of Big Frog Mountain near the 
on Big Frog, Little- Frog and Beajf 
border* 
Moimtains* 
region 
here we collected 
^forested with hardwood 
and pine,s«st: is quite^Sri^* Nevertheless, w© obtained a fair number of specimens 
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On several occasions we saw and heard ravens flying over Big- Frog l%w«^^n 
On July 19 we returned to Washington 
I left Washington for the autumn collecting trip on September 
accomnanied by Eenry R* Schaefer* At Bristol jr -^9wn^ we secured permission from 
the Forest Ranger WiSUtf#> to collect on Roan lib which is about 6500 feet high °em&» 
located 
Bm on the North Carolina-Tennessee border* 
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After about eight miles of climbing in low gear, we reached thfe top and pitched 
our tent on the leeward side behind some balsams for a wind break 
