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visitors of the fact, near the houses are cribs made of willow twigs woven together in which they put their acorns. these are thatched with coarse grass to keep out rain & will hold perhaps 15 to 20 bushels? as we passed the Indians came out & seated themselves on the top of their huts to look at us. when gathering acorns they use (strapped to their backs) baskets made cone shaped the point being down these hold about a bushel of acorns, image - check mark 10th travelled up feather river about 8 miles & as it was 18 miles to the next water we staid till morning, about noon it rained again & kept on all night , it is nearing the rainy season but it seems early yet some of our men used profane language as their clothes became soaked through 11th Travelled 18 miles to Chase's Ranch & camped 12th in the morning had to hunt up our mules that had strayed in the night = on the hunt passed close by a "coyote" or wolf & could easily have shot it also say "California Quail,, they are perhaps some larger than our quails & have a topknot of black feathers on their head = & are excellent eating = travelled 8 miles to Potters Ranch