Field notes, v1513
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Palmer 1935 Itinerary July 4 Baker Flat, 5000 ft., (contd.) cont'd. Took in line of 25 mouse traps and 2 rat traps from the conifers. In the afternoon made 6 gopher sets (8 traps) at the edge of the meadow in rather dry ground. Caught 1 Thomomys monticola in 1st trap set. Made 3 sets with mole traps in surface ridges. Added 28 traps to line in meadow so now have 53 gov. size mouse traps in this line. Extended it down the main stream flowing out of the meadow. The canyon thru which it flows is narrow - about 10-20 ft. wide at the bottom with willows on either side @ 2-5 ft. high. Under the willows are sedges and small aquatics and some grass. Soil here is gravelly. July 5 In 53 gov.-size mouse traps in the meadow and down the streams flowing out of it, cought 1 Zapus pacificus, 1 Sorex palustris, 2 Microtus mordax and 12 Peromyscus maniculatus. In 5 gopher sets, caught 2 Thomomys monticola. Left 3 gopher sets out. Mole traps = 0. In the evening found 1 Thomomys monticola in 3 sets. Reset this trap. Added mouse 12 traps to the line in the meadow. These