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Jan. 1, 1939 There were many woodrat nest, present
with one in nearly every large rock
crevice . Saw one Sage sparrow but
no other birds.
Jan. 2, 1939 Moved camp - went by Old Woman Well
and on into Victorville, which was
closed as far as stores were concerned.
We are out of # 22 wire and 50
some # 18 and # 24. Went SW 5W on
highway 66 looking for pinyon pines
Dr. Hall said there supposed to be about
10 mi. S of Victorville. Went as far as
Cajon Pass but did not find any so took
Road to Hesperia which runs from
east from about 10 miles SW of Victorville
on highway 66. Went through Hesperia
which is 9 mi. S of Victorville but did
not find any pinyon pines present
further on down road to Lake Arrowhead
which runs SSE of from Hesperia, and
camped at edge of Molare river about
8 mi. SSE of Hesperia, San Bernardino Co. This
distance is as the crow flies - we
were just barely N of the San Bernardino
National Forest.
Jan. 3, 1939 Took 10 Dipodonyx (melaensis?) and
26 deg F at 7:00 AM 2 Peromyscus in 50 traps (All South & North).
Traps were set among pinyons which
were rather thickly scattered in a