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Smiley
1936
July 24 Sand wind-blowable; vegetation:
(cont.) Sarcobatus, Artemesia, Atriplex on
poor ground (semi-hard silt).
July 25 Caught at (1) 2 Dipodomys microps,
1 Perognathus longimembris, 4 Microdipodops sp.
At (2) Caught 2 Dipodomys merriami,
3 Perognathus longimembris, 3 Peromyscus
maniculatus, 2 Reithrodontmys,
7 Microdipodops sp. Drove approx.
25 miles east from sulphur to
(1) 18 mi E + 1 mi. N Juno 4200 ft., Humboldt Co., Nev.
and set 20 mouse traps in area of
Semi-windblowable sand mottled over
surface of hard-packed, light tan silt.
Traps set at 15 paces (too close);
Vegetation: Sarcobatus + Artemesia.
Set 50 mouse traps at (2) 8 mi E + 1 mi. N
Juno, 4200 ft., Humboldt Co., Nev. This
a very large area (limits not seen)
of wind-blowable sand, light tan
grayish in color, drifted into
conspicuous dune structure; pebbles
in diameter
from 1-2 mm over surface of sand
spottily. Vegetation: Sarcobatus and
Artemesia. Rolled oats mixed with
butter and peanut butter used as
bait.