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Arnold
1937
M.V.Z. Berkeley, California
Oct. 1, 1937 animal or human could get through it.
The brush however had grown up so much
that it is doubtful that any larger animals
would get through. Besides it opened into
an area which was in itself fenced.
At this point I do not believe that the
map of "Strawberry Canyon project" agrees
with the actual fence line. I believe that
the fence going northward heads off
from the NW - SE fence at about the
900ft. contour line. I have not checked this
definitely, however, as yet. I think it
would be a good idea to find if this
map is correct as to the exact place
of the fence from someone in the near
future. After talking to the landscape
gardener for quite some time I proceeded
over into the area. I noticed that the W
area of the fence just east of the
tobacco field and just north of Strawberry
Creek has been partly torn down. Most
of the wire is still there but in places
it is torn up from the bottom and in places
is broken from the top. This condition
extends for about fifty feet. While
in the tall weeds just inside of the
fence I saw a large gartersnake. It
was approximately 2 1/2 feet long. I