Weston 1946 journal 24 July 8 Cottonwood Spring, 3000', Joshua Tree Nat'l Mon, Riverside Co., Calif. as it flitted about over the spring. Before retiring I ran my trapline but had no luck. July 9 Up at 5 a.m. Ran trapline - 50 traps - caught only 2 Perognathus. After breakfast I tskinned my catch, wrote some field notes, washed. In mid morning I saw a large Coluber flagellum at the spring. Wade catched it by hand. At 1 p.m. we drove Wade to Palm Springs to catch a bus back to Berkeley. It was extremely hot and we didn't start back to camp until after dark. No D.O.R. herps were seen on the road going to Palm Springs or on the return trip. We got back to camp at 11 p.m. I set out 50 traps including 4 gopher traps. July 10 Up at 5:30. Ran my trapline and caught nothing. After breakfast, 7:30 till noon, I went out alone looking for herps. I went up a winding narrow dirt road to the old deserted Cottonwood Mine. There a shaft slants back down into the hill at a 45° angle. No bats in the mine. From the entrance to the mine I could see the Salton Sea. During this morning period I shot 3 Cremidophorus, 1 Callosaurus and 1 Uta. Back at camp I ate lunch