Thacker 1960 Journal. p.7 Apr. 12. McAllister Ranch, 4.3 mi. N, 3.7 mi. W. Ishfield, Lassen Co., Cal/ seven were spiking, and had hair on them, one was plugged and one had a live T. Favusendi which we kept alive. Apr. 13. McAllister Ranch to Elysian Valley, Lassen Co., Calif. Up late, at 7:30. I went out alone and picked up all our gopher traps. Back for breakfast at about 9:15. We broke camp, returned to Susanville and headed south. Dick says that McAllister told him that he'd seen gophers occasionally in the area N and NW of Mt. Scheffer that we'd driven three on Apr. 11. We drove south of Susanville to the Cold Run Creek and then west up along the creek. We stopped several places before find someone home. We talked to Mr. Dominic Settee and he gave us permission to set gopher traps on his land. Apparently he, his brothers and parents own much of of this valley. The north-facing slope of the valley is heavily timbered, from the point where the valley opens into the Honey Lake Valley on west. The south-facing slope is drier, with only scattered trees to at the eastern end, but more heavily forested on the western end. The valley floor is cultivated at its mouth, then an area of sage and riparian growth and over the Setteca's land it is covered by green pasture. This pasture extends for a mile from a point about 1/2 mi. from the