Monday 1949 30 Journal Aug24 French Camp, 3100 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. Put lost it. On the way back up found a Ceremonotus in the burned area in grass and dead leaves. - 11:30 AM In 4 gopher traps, set last night on the open grassy slope across from camp, caught 27, 18. These are smaller and redder backed than usual. Saw 2 fresh mole mounds on the north facing hillside in burned area. There are numerous mounds and runs in both forested and open areas around here, but appears to be obsolete. Set traps out and added 15 in fir forest just down the hill from camp - open floor of dead needles. Few incense cedars mixed in. At dusk saw 3 nighthawks fly, the first in this area observed. Aug25 French Camp, 3100 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. Traps below camp had 3 Peromyscus; those in Ceremonotus had 1; those on top of the ridge had 2; those down the stream had 4. Pretty poor. Put up 3. Took off with Cogswell and Bullion to look around the Coyote Peak area. Went along the road which passes across it. for about a mile, then found we were blocked by a locked gate. This was in a