Field notes, v503
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2 mi. E Smith Creek Gove, 6,300 ft. TTH. Monish, White Pine Co., Nevad Henroy Creek, 9,100 ft, 1 1/2 mi. E Lee Arnold 1937 June 20 Henory Creeks, 9,100 ft, 1 1/2 mi. E TTH. Monish, White Pine Co., Nevada Last night I set out 50 mouse traps on the creek northof camp. All of these were directly beside or within 50 ft. of the creek. This morning I had: 1. Sorex ♦ 1 Microtus mordox ♦ 3 Peromyscus m. lad ♦ 21mm. The Sorex had apparently run over the trap rather than having been in guest of bait. This morning I also went up to the outcropping above camp where I had set 10 rat traps and three steel traps. I had nothing although much of the bait was gone and many mouse droppings were found on the traps. From all appearances the rats once were common on this ledge but at present none are living here. All of the droppings of rats were old enough to have been deposited a year or more ago. At one spot I set for porcupine in the entrance of a small cave which showed much old porcupine sign but had no success. Yesterday while coming down the mountain I shot a ♦