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P. 2.
Apr. 13 (Fri.) Thomomys bottae saxatilis
Gold Run Creek, 4.0 mi. S, 1.3 mi. W. Susanville, 4380 ± ft. Lassen Co., Cali
where we are trapping on the S side of Gold Run
Creek. Many gopher burrows are being flooded out.
After setting out about 20 sets (traps E of the road
into the Sation Ranch and mine W - all but me on the
S side of the stream) we checked a couple of sets and
found one T. bottae. - CST # 896
This valley is lush at this time, the grass is green
the soil moist. - it is black and loamy, easy digging.
Toward the edge of the valley and higher up it
becomes somewhat more sandy.
Apr. 14.
When we pulled our traps this morning we had
catched nine more gophers of this species (CST #s 901-909)
Farther to the W in the last of the traps & set which
had any animals in it I caught one T. monticolus.
this set was on the N-facing slope near the
edge of the meadow This was perhaps 150 yds.
from the nearest trap which held a T. bottae.
(CST #910
(Also see species account for T. monticolus - Gold
Run Creek, 4.2 mi. S, 1.7mi. W Susanville, 4440 ± ft. Lassen Co.)
Apr. 14.)