Field notes, v503
Page 123
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2mi. W Smith Creek Cave, 6300 ft., Mt. Moriah, White Pine Co, Nevada Lee Amold 1937 Itinerary June 15 for the creek and again widened to brushy meadows. As I entered one of these meadows I heard a Ther-mot give its warning call but I did not see the animal. There were numerous tracks of deer and coyotes and on one occasion I saw the clear track of a mountain lion. I followed the creek until it again branched. This was about 1½ miles west of the Deedmen canyon branch. At this spot a creek came in from both north and south while the actual Smith Creek continued west. I followed the creek from the north for about ¼ mile. It was dry and from the tracks in the sand often used by both deer and coyotes. I climbed to the top of a hill to the east of the canyon. From here I could see Mt. Moriah and the adjoining mountains. On the way back to camp I set out my 40 traps on the flat floor of the valley. They sampled all of the evaluable habitats—Rose thickets—willow groves—segebrush flats—Sandy openings and the like! This morning I had: 2 Neotoma lepida (1 Ad ♀; 1 Imm ♀) 9 Peromyscus maniculatus 5♂; 4♀