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J. Memmler
1943
Citellus beecheyi
June 5, Santiago Springs, 2700ft, 8mi. E H(1/2 mi., S Simmler, S LOC, Calf.
When walking along the road south of our camp, Emma Benson and I saw a squirrel sitting in front of her hole high on the road cut. We were armed with a 22 shot pistol and a 38 pistol. We fired on he simultaneous[ly]
and killed her instantly. The road cut being so high (about as wide as the road itself) I had to go quite a distance get up to find a place to retrieve the animal.