Field notes, v1458
Page 195
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Loughman 1934 Itinerary aug.16 Baker Cr., 11,100 ft. grain all along Baker Cr. and abityphus in the nuts where the squirrels did little damage and succeeded in killing off very few squirrels and most of the grouse and sage-hen. However, if strychnine was used as poison the grouse and sage-hen must have died from other causes as it is not toxic to gallinaceous birds. Last night I set 25 mouse traps along the Cr. and caught: Peromyscus maniculatus 107 19 Mustela visognanii 14 All were baited with oatmeal and set at the water's edge. aug.18 Cleve Cr., 8800 ft., White Pine Co., Nevada On the afternoon of the 16th Don taylor met us with the horses and we packed out to the truck. With Taylor, Mr. Briggs, the forestry supervisor for this district, We talked with him concerning game conditions and showed him our permits. He suggested that we try the Schell Cr. Range for sheep as that was the only place they