O. Sanely 1951 Journal 4 Sept 14, Lag Hen Creek, 3 mi. N.W Hobart Mills Nevada Co Calit Left Berkeley at 6:00 A.M. with Pen Bleedel, his wife, sister and small baby arriving here about noon. The physical plant of Dr. Needham's experimental area is much improved, tents, sheds, stores and even refrigerators. The water level in the creek is not much different from what it was in June as far as I could see. I was gratified to find out that the boys here had gotten me two porcupines. I smell one alive, and one large one, soaked in formalin. No mammoths were to be seen, apparently they were already started skeletonation. The weather during the day was warm and sunny, but now that night is falling, it is cooling very rapidly. The boys here tell me that it gets down to about 30° F, some nights. I brought along 30 museum specks. I set 25 of them along the creek, running through wet grassy swales, willows and just plain garvel. I am hoping to get zapus. The other 5 traps I set under the lodgepole pine, for porcupines.. This is where I caught 'em last time. I also brought 4 rat traps which I had set under the pines on the rocks for chipmunks and ground squirrels. I caught 1 golden mantled ground squirrel, but the skull was smashed. It was very fat, I am soaking it in garoline before putting it up. A new hazard