Field notes, v1511
Page 171
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Oct 1931 S and Belted Range, 5 1/2 miles NW White Cliff Spring, 7200 ft., Nye Co., Nevada. Sept. 28, 1931 After lunch we packed camp, and moved, getting started a little after three o'clock. Went north to Yanick Valley and turned east opposite Belled Peak. Camped for the night in foothills. Sept. 29, 1931 Found out that we were on the wrong road this a.m. and arrived at a place called Cliff Spring, 7000 ft., Belted Range, Nye Co., Nev. Shot a Northern Flicker on rocks just above the spring. Saw it as it came thru the few Pinyon Pines that were growing about. Left here and worked north over the west side of Belled Peak until we struck the correct road leading across Emigrant Valley, Ten Pakute Mtn. Range to Desert Valley. About 2:50 P.M. as we were driving thru Desert Valley a pair of Golden Eagles flew up from the side of the road, going over to the spot from which they rode we found the re- main of a Desert Jack rabbit. All but the hind end had been eaten. The skull was broken with the brains eaten out, the skeleton dis-articulated. We continued on thru Pakramagat