Field notes, v1724
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A.C.Breeden 1956 MICROTUS LONGICAUDUS SEPT.29 SARDEN CREEK, 6400 FT. 3 MI. NW HORNET MINES, NEVADA 5 IN 39 MUS SPECIES CAUGHT WITH BEANS IN WET MEADOW BEFORE STREAM ABOUT 1/2 MILE PAST STATION ON SARDEN ROAD. THERE TRAPPED IN 1 FT HI. GRASS BEFORE STREAM UNDER OVER-HANGING WEARS DIRT LOOSE, AND WITH- IN A 30 FT DIR CIRCLE. NO RUNS SEEN IN THE MEADOW EXCEPT ONE SMALL "HOLE" IN GRASS WITH 6 INCHES OF WORN GRASS PATH LEADING OUT OF IT - THIS WAS 5 FT FROM STREAM EDGE. IF THIS IS TYPICAL HABITAT THEY MUST LIKE VERY WET GROUND & PITCHLES OF WATER RATHER THAN JUST THICK GRASS IN LOW MEADOWS, NO OTHER MAMMALS CAUGHT IN THIS MEADOW,