This is a small leather-bound field notebook dated 1909, labeled "Oregon California" on the front cover. It contains handwritten field notes recording botanical and ornithological observations made during a journey through Oregon and California in October–November 1909, with travel notes continuing through the return journey east. The notebook is badly ink-stained on several early pages, rendering some entries illegible. A pressed plant specimen (dried flower and leaves) is tucked inside, and a United States 10-cent Special Delivery postage stamp is affixed to one page. The back pages include a personal address note and a note about a rose variety.

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Cover: "1909 / Oregon / California"

Page 3 (first legible entry): "Oct. 22" — the rest is obscured by heavy ink splatter and is largely illegible.

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Page 6 (Oct. 22–23, Rogue River):

"Oct. 22. Up Rogue R. to Skodenbus[?]

Oct. 23 Up Rogue R. Alt. 3483

- Pseudotsuga 0 – 3480+
- Arbutus menziesii 0 – 2000 SW
- Acer macrophyllum 0 – " "
- " circinatum " – " "
- Umbellularia " = 1000?
- Quercus garryana " – 2500 S
- " densif[l]ora " – 3480
- " chrysolepis 3000 – 3400
- Alnus oregona 0 – 3000
- Populus trichocarpa along R.
- Salix scouleriana "
- " sitchensis? "
- " yellow "
- " narrow gray lf
- Ceanothus thyrsiflorus? – 1500
- Rhamnus purshiana 0 – 3000
- Holodiscus dumosa 0 – 3000
- Corylus " – 3400
- Arctostaphylos tomentosa 1000 – 3400 SW
- " manzanita 2500 – 3900 "
- Vaccinium ovatum a little at 500 NE.
- " parvifolium 3000 – 3400 NE
- Lonicera subspicata? 0 – 1000
- Rubus parviflorus
- " spectabilis
- " vine
- " leucodermis
- Gaultheria shallon, NE 2500 – 3400
- Castanopsis SW 2500 – 3000"

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Page 7 (Rogue R. Mts., Oct. 23 + 24):

Left page:
- Rhododendron cali[fornicum] NE 2500 – 3400
- Thuja plicata, 2 at 3000
- Berberis nervosa NE. 3000 – 3400
- " ripens SW. 2500–3400
- Rosa gymnocarpa NE. 3000 – 3400
- Rhus toxicodendron 0 – 2000
- Sambucus glauca
- Xerophyllum tenax NE 2500 – 3400+

Right page: "Rogue R. Mts. Oct. 23 + 24"
- Mergus serrator, com. along R.
- Chen h[yperborea] nivalis, big flocks
- Bonasa 2
- Oreortyx a flock
- Bubo com., heard
- Falco sparverius a few
- Colaptes com.
- Dryobates "
- Colaptes "
- Melanerpes 2
- Cyanocitta com.
- Loxia a few
- Astragalinus com.
- Zonotrichia "
- Junco "
- Passerella "
- Pipilo "
- Aphelocoma pennsylvanicus abn.
- Parus com.
- Clamaea a few
- Olbiorchilus com.
- Psaltriparus 1 family
- Turdus com.
- Hylocichla u. nava "

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Page 8 (Oct. 28 and Oct. 29):

Left page: "Oct. 28
Left Gold Beach 6 am.
Reached Harbor 5:3 PM.
42 mi.

- Populus trichocarpa on Pistol R.
- Quercus garryana S. 4 " "
- " chrysolepis S. c. c.
- Ceanothus velutinus " u "
- Pinus attenuata[?] S. of Dime[?] Sta.
- Marica salig — com. all along[?]
- Bonasa 1
- Lepus bachman[i] 1"

Right page: "Oct. 29 Harbor, 8 am.
- Picea sitchensis abn.
- Pinus contorta a little
- Pseudotsuga, back of ridge
- Alnus oregona c—
- Salix sitchensis "
- Corylus
- Myrica [cali.]
- Baccharis
- Garrya
- Sambucus
- Vaccinium ovatum
- Gaultheria shallon
- Rubus spectabilis
- " parviflorus
- Ribes spiny
- " sanguineum?
- Umbellularia
- Ceanothus
- Holodiscus"

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Page 9 (Smith River & Crescent City, Oct. 30):

Left page: "Smith River & Crescent [City]
- Sequoia sempervirens abn. – 4 – 16 mi
- Picea sitchensis, abn. 0 – 4 "
- Tsuga " 2 – 16
- Pinus contorta abn. 0 – 2
- Thuja ? Calocedrus[?] abn. 2 – 18+
- Alnus oregona abn 0 – 18+
- Abies grandis a few 0 – 16
- Populus trichocarpa a few 4+ 18+
- Umbellularia 1 – 18+
- Acer macrophyllum 6 – 18+
- " circinatum 4+ – "
- Quercus densifora 2+ 18+
- Rhamnus purshiana 0 – 18+
- Vaccinium ovatum 0 – 16
- " parvifolium 2 – 16"

Right page: "Oct. 30 Crescent City
- Picea sitchensis back 4 mi.
- Pinus contorta " 2 "
- Abies grandis a few
- Alnus oregona abn
- Salix sitchensis "
- " scouleriana "
- "
- Rhamnus purshiana . abn
- Pyrus diversifolia com. 0 – 2 mi
- Myrica cali. " 0 – 9 mi.
- Umbellularia " 2 – 18+
- Vaccinium ovatum " 0 – 18+
- Gaultheria shallon " – u+
- Azalea cali. 1 – – +
- Baccharis[?] " – —
- Corylus " – —
- Symphoricarpos along shore
- Rosa
- Rubus parviflorus 2 – 18+
- " spectabilis 0 – 16
- " leucodermis
- " vine
- " lascinata
- Ribes sanguineum
- " big spine
- " spiny fruit
- Berberis ripens along shore
- " aquifolia "
- Pteridium aquilinum[?] 0 – 7 10+
- Polystachum [Polystichum] 1"

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Page 10 (Crescent City, Oct. 30 – Nov. 4):

Left page:
- Lupinus littoralis along shore
- Fragaria sempervirens "
- Empetrum nigrum "
- Juniperus procumbens "
- Abronia latifolia "
- [Ipomoea = ] Convolvulus soldanella
- Ambrosia [Parthenium?] chamissonis?
- Phaselia [Phacelia] n
- Plantago n
- " n
- Senecio n
- Erigeron n
- Sibthorpia[?] "
- Polygonum paronychia 1
- Rhododendron 4 – 18
- Ceanothus thyrsiferus? 0 – 18+
- " velutinus 9 – 16
- " vire[ns] 16 – 18
- Holodiscus 4 —
- Rubus[?]
- Sambucus com. all along
- Ribes big leaf, 5
- " irregu— 16 – 18
- Lonicera subspicata?
- Glaucidium gnoma, 1"

Right page: "Crescent City, Oct. 30 – Nov. 4.
- Larus occidentalis abn
- " small com.
- Phalacrocorax "
- Oidemia deglandi "
- Dysathya narica[?], seen bad.
- " americana, am. and a few
- Godwit "
- Mallard "
- Canvas back "
- Oidemia Widgeon com.
- Phalropus [Phalaropus] gray, abn
- Oxyechus com.
- Falco sparverius 1
- Corvus corax 5
- " caurinus 3
- Cyanocitta com.
- Scolecophagus "
- Sturnella "
- Colaptes 1
- Zonotrichia com.
- Melospiza "
- Olbiorchilus "
- Anthus "
- Parus heard
- Rissa t. pollicares abn.
- Gallinago delicata com.
- Podilimbus podiceps 3
- Colimbus [Colymbus] holboeli 1
- Fulica californis[?] a few
- [Ringed?] duck 1
- Bucephala 1
- [illegible] 1
- Anas sponsa, [?]"

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Page 11 (Crescent City / Nov. 4 Gasquet):

Left page: "Crescent City
- Odocoileus columbianus, a few
- Cervus a few, 1 tam[e?]
- Sciurus mollipilosus com.
- Citellus douglasii "
- Eutamias [ochrog]enus "
- Peromyscus "
- Microtus nardax abn.
- Thomomys latirceps "
- Lepus bachmani com.
- Urocyon said to be
- Procyon tracks a—
- Ursus often seen
- Sciapanus[?] abn.
- Sorex ""

Right page: "Nov. 4 Gasquet
- Pinus jeffreyi com.
- " attenuata "
- " lambertiana "
- Pseudotsuga "
- Calocedrus lawsoniana "
- Libocedrus "
- Umbellularia "
- Quercus garryana "
- " chrysolepis "
- " densifora a little
- " vaccinifolia "
- Castanopsis "
- Populus trichocarpa, along river
- Alnus oregona "
- Salix scouleriana "
- Acer macrophyllum com.
- " circinatum "
- [Arbutus menziesii] "
- Rhamnus pursh[iana] "
- " lau[rifolia] "
- Ceanothus thyrsiflorus? "
- " vire[ns] "
- Arctostaphylos tomentosa abn.
- "
- "
- Cornus nuttallii a little
- Holodiscus com.
- Rubacer "
- Corylus "
- Ribes "
- Azalea ""

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Page 12 (Nov. 4–6):

Left page: "Nov. 4 Left Crescent City on S.S. Del Norte, 11 P.M.

Nov. 5, Humboldt Bay to Ft. Bragg by daylight

- Shearwater
- "
- Larus occidentalis
- "
- Rissa t. pollicaris
- Fulmarus
- Auklet
- "
- Murrelet
- "
- Colimbus auritus
- Oidemia
- Phalacrocorax"

Right page: "Nov. 6 San Francisco 9 AM. Out to Muillards place[?]

- Sequoia
- Pseudotsuga
- Quercus densifora
- " lobata
- " chrysolepis
- " livrata[?]
- Arbutus menziesii
- Acer macrophyllum
- Fraxinus 1
- Umbellularia"

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Page 13 (Nov. 7–13):

Left page: "Nov. 7
Left San Francisco 6:40

Nov. 8 Hagen, 3 P.M., out to Fallon

- Nettion carolinensis com.
- Branta a few
- Cygnus 1
- Ardea herodius flocks
- Oxyechus
- Lanius 1
- Circus a few
- Colaptes or—
- Pica ^
- Zonotrichia 3
- Passer n
- Psaltriparus 5"

Right page: "Nov. 10 To Hazen
Left Hazen 1:45

Nov. 11, Ogden 8 am. Snow on ground
Salt Lake 9 am. No snow.
Left Salt Lake 3, P.M.

Nov. 12 Glenwood Spr[ings], Colo. at daylight. Snowing + snowy over Mts.
Pueblo 3:15. Snow not gone.
Left Pueblo 8 P.M. R. 2. for Omaha + Chicago

Nov. 13 Colby, Kansas, daylight. Snowing, 3 inches deep.

Phillipsburg – no more snow.

Omaha, dark."

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Page 14 (Nov. 14–15):

"Nov. 14
Chicago 9 AM.
Left Chicago B[?] 10:40

Nov. 15
Cumberland Gap 8 AM.
Washington 2:40"

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Page 16: Blank pages with a U.S. 10-cent Special Delivery postage stamp affixed.

Pages 17–18: Pressed/dried plant specimen (flower stalk with leaves) tucked into notebook; no text.

Page 19 (address):
"Elizabeth [N?] Masters
270 S. 34 Cor. Mt. Ulmore[?]
New York City –"
Accompanied by a small sepia photograph of a woman.

Page 21 (loose card): Pencil inscription reading "aek / younn[?]" (partially illegible).

Page 22 (back endpaper):
"Caardins[?] Lestout Rose
a very hardy Tea rose
N 7419 C[H]M"

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This notebook documents a naturalist's field survey trip through the Rogue River Mountains of Oregon and coastal northern California (Gold Beach, Harbor, Smith River, Crescent City, Gasquet) in October–November 1909, recording plant species with altitudinal ranges and compass aspects (NE, SW), and bird and mammal species with abundance notes. The return journey proceeded by steamship (S.S. Del Norte) from Crescent City to San Francisco, then by rail through Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, and Illinois, arriving in Washington D.C. on November 15, 1909.