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A.C. ZIEGLER
1956
JOURNAL
Dec 23 (court)
T.S.N, R.10W.
2 MI. W. TOMANES, 400 ft., IN MASON CO., OREGON.
RUNS WERE PROOED SET TRAPS
JUST ABOVE WATER ON GEARS STUBS.
GOT THRY SETTING TRAPS ABOUT 7:30 P.M. (Dec 22)
AND RAN THE FIRST 38 IN THE COW PASTURE, GOT 1 SORBY (VAGABOND) 6 TRAPS SET IN OPEN AROUND EDGE OF MARSH WERE NOT SERVED.
TRAP LINES IN RIO;
To Valley Foes
TO OILCANS BEACH 1/2 MI.
Big Rocks
38 TRAPS
40 TRAPS
To Tomanes 2 MI.
50 TRAPS
Williamstons House & Acren
Camped at Big Rocks beside pasture & ran traps at 7:00 am & got 1 Lemrod & 3 Microtus cornificus (2 with small white patches) in Cow Pasture and 2 microtus in swags near ranch house. Other traps not touched apparently.
Weather: Clear & cold at night, frost in A.M.
At 9:00 am drove to Boober Bay & dug in shell mound below Mrs. Gaffneys fence & gate, "Gaffney" bench mark is on top of mound. Got a scraper or spear point of some sort, flint chips, part of broken mortar & some bird & mammal bones out of charcoal & shells about a foot.