Weston 1946 Journal 6. July 2 Quail Spring Joshua Tree Natl Mon, San Bernardino Co., Calif. Up at 4:15 a.m. I ran my trapline. Very poor results. Out of 50 snap traps I caught only 3 Peromyscus. Wade caught 1 Dipodomys, 1 Peromyscus and 1 Perognathus out of 50 traps. Very poor and discouraging results. The poor results are due to possibly two factors. One, the area here is unusually (abnormally) dry this season and the rodents just aren't active. Two, the traps are brand new, and have been waterproofed by soaking in linseed oil. Now they smell quite strongly of the oil, are quite sticky and are stiff. After breakfast Dr. S. went off after reptiles while Wade and I remained in camp to skin the bats and rodents. We kept busy at this until noon. Dr. S. returned and we ate some sandwiches. After lunch we wrote notes and rested, trying to relax while the heat was so high. About 4 p.m. we piled into the car and headed for Twentynine Palms, planning to get some gas and groceries and then drive the roads till dark, looking for reptiles. 29 Palms is about 30 miles by road from camp. We saw no reptiles and only 4+ jackrabbits while patrolling the road back to camp. While in town we had another flat, fixed it and then at dinner at a small