Field notes, v1502
Page 657
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Murray 1949 Journal Aug 18 Big Sagoon, 400 ft, Humboldt Co., Caly. Some gnawing around the bank of the redwoods, usually in bands. Saw none which was deep enough to reach the cambrium, or even near to it. Caught no Neurotrichus, or anything else in 15 traps in the red woods near camp. Had 2 P thomomyx hottae out of 5 traps this morning. The weather for several days has been cold at night and irregularly clear and foggy. Fog is inclined to blow up the valley at any time. The days, especially today, have warmed up and become sunny. On the road along bushy hillside near where the truck was stuck, saw a doe and fawns. Also many tracks all along the road. In the afternoon set traps along the old abandoned highway west of the inland part of the lagoon. The vegetation was a mixture of spruce, hemlock and alder, with salmonberry, thimbleberry and blackberry the undergrowth. There were a great many ferns. The road itself was open, with a bank on one side covered with ferns, and grassy patches. Several small streams ran across, and at these points there