Murray 1949 Journal Aug 13 Big Lagoon, Humboldt Co., Calif. Apparently a set of passages inside. Found fresh droppings. In this area put 25 museum species. Ground was moist to dry - much shaded by spruce and alder. Salmonberry was also red elderberry thinner and tall, so that cover close to the ground was confined mainly to ferns, nettles and green herbaceous growth. There were numerous dead leaves and some green grass. There were many fallen logs and rotted stumps, and the traps were mainly placed as much under tree as possible. The growth was thin enough so that a trap could not be readily concealed in it. 30 traps in the redwoods were left in place, as were 15 traps already in spruce and alder. In the most exposed of these, found a daytime catch of 1 Sorex pacificus. Trap was at the edge of the forest, in thick nettle and salmonberry. Also set 20 Sherman live traps next to camp, running along rows of salmonberry, blackberry, thimbleberry thickets, exposed except at the end of the line. Which entered spruce, alder woods. An early small bat flew tonight,