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Shasta
1958
Journal
page 9.
Mt. Shasta, Siskiyou Co., Calif. (June 12 cont)
were set singly the rest in double sets. After
setting the traps which took the remainder of
the day we went to town for groceries and
dinner.
After dinner I checked traps and put up
specimens, I had 3 gophers
June 13.
Up at 5:45 A.M., had breakfast in Town and
started checking traps at about 7. I got only 3 out of the
some 20 sets. We then spent the remainder of day putting
up skins after playing to an audience of both adults
and children.
Stopped at about 4 to check traps again, since we
already have twenty-six skins of gophers we did not
reset traps in which gophers were taken. After
dinner & put up some more skins.
at 7:55 noted a bat flying near the shed since
it was still light he merely sought another roost.
It appeared to be a large Myotis.
Today we were told by Mr. Hill that
Joe Lombardi is quite impressed by the large yield of
our trapping method for gophers in this field.
June 14.
Removed all our gopher traps from the Lombardi
Ranch this A.M. The total "catch" for the 3 days was 56. Then
spent the remainder of the morning skinning.
After lunch we went to town for groceries and other items.
Then went to the ranch of a Mr. Ferrero N1/2 of town. (1/2 mi.
N Mt. Shasta P.O., T40N R4W sec 9, ele. 3600 +/- ft.) We had been