2 min. to Smith Creek [illegible], Moff, Mt. Moriah, White Pine Co., Nevada Top of Mt. Moriah Lee Arnold 1937 June 18 We arrived in camp about 2 P.M.—and went to bed! This morning I started for a stroll to view the surrounding country but as I kept traveling higher and higher I decided that this is as good a time as any to go to the top of the peak. The entire top of Mt. Moriah is barren save for very few plants, none of which are not over a few inches high: As far as mammal life is concerned gophers seem to be the commonest at this high altitude. Wherever the ground levels out enough for small plants to get a foothold the gopher diggings and snow plugs are to be found. I am taking back samples of the plants which they are feeding on to be identified. Among the rocks outcropping near the top of the peak I found several signs (in the form of feces) of rats and mice. The larger being about the size of Rattus while the smaller about the size of Peromyscus. Insects seem to be the dominating fauna of the mountain top. Flies, gnats, beetles, bees, Thysanura, and related forms were observed. The birds consist of Rock Wren—(foraging on the rocks of the high tableland)—and [illegible] White- throated Swifts.