Field notes, v1724
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A.C.T. CLUB 1957 JOURNAL June 22 to 23 (cont) 4 mi. N, 4 mi. E HUNTINGTON, EMERY CO, UTAH kids + 3 FROM THIS AM. GAVE REST TO DE QUAY FOR PICKLING AS THEY HAD BROKENDOWNS, CHEWED FEET, EATEN ANT TAILS, ETC. - WHAT DID THE CHEWING I DON'T KNOW. DE QUAY WITH HIS LIVE TEARS ON FLATS + ON ROCKY SHAPE + GUNNY GOT 4s PEROMYSCUS + 1 NEOIDUM (NEARLY ABOUT ? SPACE?) FOUND AN OLD SPRUNG COYOTE TRAP HALF BURIED IN SAND + WELL RUSTED-TOOK IT AWAY. LEFT ABOUT 7:30 AM. 2 JACK RABBIT SEEN ON ROAD A FEW MILES BEFORE WE GOT TO LAST NITES CAMPING SPOT. NO WATER HERE BUT A SMALL RIVER A COUPLE OF MILES DOWN ROAD TOWARD HUNTINGTON, June 24 2.5 mi. S ELY, WHITE PINE CO, NEVADA Blew out a radiator 8 mi. from Ely so camped 1.5 mi. S by road of Ely on A/S, 6 to 50 + ABOUT 2 mi. SW at HIWAY ON SMALL OROUGH ROAD LEADING thru sage & PINYON JUNIPER COUNTRY. Set out about 67 mus. spay + 6 road nears at about 8:00 AM + got 51 PEROMYSCUS for them at 5:30 A.M. Only 1 IMMATURE TAILN AND REST ADULTS OUR- ADULT. Set it higher nears in fresh working SEEN IN THE FAIRLY HARD DENSITY SOIL BUT THEY WEREN'T SPRING. DE QUAY GOT MANY PEROMYSCUS, 2 PEROGNATHUS & 1 DRYCHONIES IN HIS LIVE TEARS + A GAYSER IN CORNICE NEAR IN FRESH DIGGINGS. MY LIME WAS SET THERE SOME DOWN ROCKY TO GRAVELLY