8.0. Sunday 1952 Journal 39. Aug 31 Sandiafuedo, 6mi S Bernalillo, 5500 ft, Sandoval Co, New Mexico The Indian who sold us camping rights to this land does not own it! However the one ory men, who have leased the land from another Indian are were quite reasonable and agreed to let us stay as. It's just as well. We couldnt possibly move. One of them had killed a blue-tailed skunk which Bob promptly pickled. I set out 30 odd museum specials, in a dry wash in the desert, out from under these trees. I also set 3 steel traps baited with bacon on the ditch bank along the irrigation ditch. If there are any skunks or coons in this country; that is where they should be. We picked up several Scaphiopus (sp?) including the largest one I ever saw. It is as big or bigger than the largest Bufo. I took it out of the ditch, in which the flow has largely stopped. Apparently, they cut it off when it is not needed. This explain the pavity of water vegetation there. The desert plants go right to the edge of the water. Scaphiopus seem to be almost as plentiful at night as Cnemidophorus are during the day. Sept 1 Quite a number of archers in here today, Nothing in the steel traps. I Levogrether in the museum species. This is P. Flavus which Bailey calls "possibly the smallest North American rodent." I believe him. The wonders