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I.C.ZIEGLER
1956
JOURNAL
June 6 mi. W WESTLEY, (INGRAM CANYON), STANISLAUS Co.
CAMPED LAST NIGHT AT SUGAR GROVE ROAD - UPRT > TO RUN MINE GOT ONLY 2 PEROMY MANICURATUS + 3 OTHER YERKS NEAR ROSS SPRINGS. (J. GOOD & BROOK TRAPPING, AT STRECON BOOS GOT 4 PEROMY MANICURATUS, 1 DIPROOMYS HECORIONNI, 1 PESRAMYSCHN [BOTHER ARE NEW?], + 1 LETHRODONIA MUS), NOTHING IN ANY OF OUR LIVE TRAPS! SAW DIPROOMYS (PROBABLY) TRAP US ON ROAD OUT.
2 BUT RAVING DOWN ON THAT AT ABOUT 10: AM DROVE ON TO MOUTH OF PATTERSON THEN OUT SPERRY RD TO DEN PUERTO ROAD THEN ON TO SAN ANTONIO VALLEY ROAD TO MINES ROAD + HOME ABOUT 4:OOPM!
ALONG DEN PUERTO ROAD CHECKED CAVES & ON MINES BUT SAW ONLY 1 MITE DID IN ONE BED OF ROAD. IT GOT AWAY THO, DROVE UP TO SOME MINING OPERATIONS (WESTERN COMING MINE) + FRANKS TO THE CARB TAILY - SAID MR MC PATE (?). HE SAID WE COULDN'T GO IN MINES BUT NISSON JIMMY SHOWED US OLD BUNK HOUSES WHERE WE FOUND ABOUT 10 AMNEOTOUS, 1 TRAGOROID + 4 HARS EPTEBUS BETWEEN WORMS. SEVERAL OTHERS GOT ONLY PEOPLE WHOSE SAID THEY CAUGHT