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Smiley
1936
July21 (Cont.)
6 P. maniculatus, 1 Peromyscus erinaceus
Evening: Set mouse traps: (1) 20 in area of Artemesia,
4mi. S Diessner, 5800ft, Washoe Co., Nev.
Chrysothamnus & some grass. Artemesia 1 foot
high over most of area but 3 feet high
in mottled spots. (2) 15 m.traps 4mi. SW Diessner,
5800ft, Washoe Co., Nev. in damp area with
Sedges, grass-like, growing to height of two
feet. A tender grass at base of sedges lying
flat on ground due to activity of small toads
and mice. In entire area, 100 feet square,
one path of mud-encrusted grass was seen;
looked like a Microtus path.
July22 Caught in area (1) 1 Lagurus, 10 Peromyscus manic.,
In area (2) Caught 4 Microtus montanus,
5 Peromyscus maniculatus. Moved Camp
from 1/2 mi. N Vya, 6000ft, Washoe Ca., Nev.
to a point 5mi. NE Summit Lake, 5900ft, Humboldt
Co., Nev. Set 15 mouse traps in area
of Artemesia, Chrysothamnus, & some grass;
nw-facing slope of 3° - very slight.
July23 In traps caught 4 Peromyscus maniculatus,
and 1 Microtus mordax. Shot 1 Eutamias
minimus in boulders along rim of hill.
Set 50 mouse traps, in area 1/2 mi. N Quinn
River Crossing, 4100ft, Humboldt Co., Nev.
35 traps set on rocky hill 300
feet high with sedimentary rock