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V. Memmler
1943
51.
Journal
May 24, West Side Arroyo Seco, 200 ft., 4 mi. S Soledad, Monterey Co., Calif.
maniculatus, 2 caught Dipodomy) and 7 traps
were sprung with no cater. Out of 8
traps placed on the dry wash bottom near
the edge, 2 caught Peromyscus maniculatus
and 4 were spring. Out of 12 traps
placed across the area about the dry
bottom, one caught a Dipodomy and 4
were spring. In all the total
catch in Museum Speciales was
6 & + 5 ? Peromyscus maniculatus, 2 q #/m.
Dipodomys, The weather both yesterday
and today was very windy in the afternoon.
After sundown the wind went away. Last
night there was a fog and a heavy dew.
In the morning it was warm and not much
wind blowing.
We stayed overnight on the Foster Ranch
operated and owned by Mr. Wood. He let us
skin our mammals in his barn out of the
wind. The night before we had gotten
all settled on the John Davis Ranch, but
due to a misunderstanding we were forced
to leave. We had our traps set out by then
so that we left them and returned this
morning to get them. The land we set on belongs
to the government, it is however very
hard to get thru the private property to the