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Peterson
1935
july 20.
Catch consisted of 12 Peromyscus truei and 4
Peromyscus m. sonorensis. Animals gutted, weighed
+ sexed; wrapped in oil paper + wet gummy sack,
out to hunt chipmunks + other small game up
slope of Pilot Peak. Several chipmunks seen, but
too far away to be obtained with shotgun. No coyotes
seen on rock slides. Ascent up to about 7800 ft.
without any game shot. Descent with Dr. Hall to
camp. Skins prepared of 8 Peromyscus truei and
skull only of two. One Peromyscus truei found to have
an embryo in process of resorption and apparently
3 undischarged placentas.
Camp at base of mountain in upper Sonoran zone
with Aritenesia tridentatus and juniper, at
about 7500 ft. Transition zone appeared with
mountain mahogany and Pinon pine. Canadian
zone, according to Mr. Russell + Mr. Richardson had
Tsuga mertensiana and Pinus flexilis. Some
sprawling junipers on Peak acc. Russell.
Several springs toward base of peak - source of
water for stock + ranch below. Pipe tapped
for washing-purpose water.
Pack up + leave for Coble about 4:45 P.M.
Arrive at Coble about 6 P.M.
Proceeded little beyond Coble where camp
pitched for the night.
70 mouse traps set on roadside near Coble on