A.C. ZIEBACH 1957 Journal 0.7 mi. N, 0.2 mi. W APOLO (SALT MARSH), COVESA COSTOLO, CALIFORNIA APR. 11-16 (CONT.) 4 FT LONG + 200-300 FT THICK AS I REMEMBER IT. A NARROW PASS SEPARATES MARS FROM GRATED PARVAS WITH SHORT GRAZES, BUT THERE'S NOTES WILL PROBABLY HAVE MORE COMPLETE DATA AS HE COLLECTED THESE. HE CAVUT ALSO MICRUS + MANY MUS. WILL CUT UP ABOUT 20 MUS FOR MVZ (1 DAYS CATCH - APR. 11). REITHERS LOOK A LITTLE SMALL FOR RAINVENERS BUT SORT OF BIGGISH FOR MEGAPOTIS. NOT SO DARK AS THOSE FROM MARTIN'S MARSH COLLECTED BEFORE BY THAYER. ALASKA (NO OTHER DATA) RECO. MAY 14 DR LOVE-MINKER OF MVZ GAVE ME AN IMAGE FRAGMENT OF ELEPHOS (?) OR AT LEAST "ELEPHANT TUSK" FROM A MORE COMPLETE TUSK SENT TO HIM FROM ALASKA. TUSK WAS DUG UP "SOMETIME IN 1890'S" ACCORDING TO DR. MINKER. HE HAD MADE SEVERAL ARTICLES FROM BROKEN FRAGMENTS OF THE TUSK BEFORE. SAID TUSK CONTINUITY (BROKEN + SPLIT EVEN AFTER BEING DUG UP FOR SUCH A LONG TIME). HE UNDOUBTEDLY HAS MORE COMPLETE DATA ON THE TUSK. (#627 A.C.Z.) 1 MI. E APOTOS, 150 FT, SANTA CRUZ CO., CALIFORNIA RECO MAY 13 PUT UP 7 EURAMIS FOR MVZ. DAN WILKOFF AND J.M. ANDERSON, BEADS AT MVZ, CAVUT A ♀ ON SLOPE JUST SOUTH OF WHAT USED TO BE LAGUNITAS ON MAR 23, 1957. SHE GAVE BIRTH TO 8 YOUNG THE NIGHT OF MAR. 24-25, 1957. ONE DIED APPARENTLY A FEW DAYS LATER ON APR. 8, 1957 AND WAS DISCARDED. OTHERS NURSED ON UP TO MAY 1 WHEN ♀ DIED. YOUNG WERE THEN