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M.F. Smith
1980
JOURNAL
3 mi. S La Joya, 4700', Socorro Co., New Mexico
May 12 food which is right next to the river at this point. A short ways further (~200 meters?) there was one pocket of flat land with some old gopher mounds. North-south movement along the river is probably very restricted here; certainly it is so during periods of high water. Looking across the river it looks like there is more habitat available at the bend on the west side of the river. We will try to sample that area later.
On the way back to camp Dave and I set a few more traps and Dave caught a couple animals as well. Got back to camp thirsty and tired and eventually located the cache of supplies Jim and Carol had left for us. They returned shortly with the car. New fuses had not solved the problem with the inverter so they had run the centrifuge off an extension cord at a house in La Joya. We processed, skinned, and stuffed animals. Finished about 9 pm.
May 13 After coffee in the morning Dave went down to bring in his traps and Jim went to get some pictures of the topography of the construction.