Sept 24 1959 On Sept 11 we had a heavy rain, Besk getting 3" and Marin Co. getting 5." Some areas in in Sines & Monterey Co getting as much as 7". On above date went to my mole trapping area W of Tomales and put out my live traps. This was 2 weeks after the big rain and soil conditions were perfect for digging, both for the moles and for me. Arrived around 4 P.M. and they were working all over Mr. Swain's M pasture. Made a total of 17 live sets and 4 Spear sets. Slept in car at rocks over looking Tomales Bay. Sept 25 1959. Same old story, out of 17 live sets, 13 sets missed by having moles go beneath the trap. Can't understand why this trap worked so well the first few times it was set. Caught on mole in spear trap and dug one out alive with shovel. Have I've built my mole cages out doves with the nest boxes surrounded on all sides by 3" of glaze wool for insulation against the cold. 2 yrs. ago the moles died in nets on cold nights.