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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 ♦