Kaye - 1933. Rankin Ranch -- Walker Basin. - Nov. 16, 1933 - During the 14 days we have been active in the basin I have found a good many - say 10 - old badger holes, from all parts of the basin. I have been unable to find any fresh holes. Mrs. Johns, who lives in the center of the basin says that there were a good many bad- gers here last year, but that she seen none this year. Mrs. Rankin says snow lay on the ground for three months last winter. Perhaps, the badgers found the "pickings" so slim that they moved out of the basin. The long snow, as I suggested before, may also account for the scarcity of persgathues. We visited Mrs. Rankin last night, and she told us a good many things of interest, and some things of interest to our trips. Mrs. Rankin moved into the basin in 1857, and has been here since. When she first came the basin was green with clover, and the surrounding hills were clothed with filaree instead of the present