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A. C. Breeber
1957
Journal
2 mi. N, 2mi. E McKittreick, Kern Co., Calif.
June 3 Got there
Saw a cow skeleton
1000 ft. away. Many droppings
of sheep or deer about. Left
about 9:00 AM after putting up
tents. Moon out full all night.
Did Quay set his live traps within
2 or 3 feet of burrows mostly under
or near bushes, some in
furrows scraped in sand duso. I
set within 2-3 ft. of bushes (-years
Tico to them) first digging a
fureow with heel putting paw
across the furrow. Other traps
set under the bushes. The 3 mice
traps were right at the base
of bushes - none taken in open.
At about 9:30 AM. Heard several
squeekings but only saw 1 jo,po
by flashlight & couldn't catch
him. 2 or 3 lepus seen along
road yesterday & this A.M.
27 mi. (by road) W [illegible], San Bernardeo Co., Calif.
(on Highway 6)
June 4 Got here about 8:00 PM last evening. Puled
off highway 66 about 1/2 mi. SE into desert.
Set out 67 mus speeds & 6 rat traps around
cacti, yuccas & creosote bushes. Ran them
at 10:00 PM last nite & got a young neonnia
in a very small packy overlooking 2
[illegible] on the gravel & sand. This
A.M. had only 1 male [illegible] thus far
tail of a second one - July (other trap)
sprung. Dr. Quay got 3 [illegible] &