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Slope Mt. Russel, 1550+ ft., Riverside Co., Calif.
Back at camp at noon, Putup stated to rain
some began to make skins in the car. After
supper drove to San Jacinto, where we stopped
at the Elms Motel + put up skins until midnight.
Total skins for day: 21 mammals.
24 Jan 1957
Got up about 7AM. Charlie started on some
left over skins; Walt, John & I checked and
pulled all traps we had out. Got 4
Nestoma, 2 Peromyscus in the Badlands.
In the line Charlie & I had set at Mt. Russel,
we got 1 Dipodomys down low, 1 Perognathus
and 2 Peromyscus on the higher, rocky slopes.
Both these Peromyscus were the short tailed variety.
Set 2 Perognathus, 1 Dipodomys, and several
Peromyscus at the 1550+ elevation. Went
back to the motel + put up skins. Left the
motel about 4 PM, driving south to San Diego
Co. It was raining all this time, but we
ran into good weather shortly in San
Diego Co. Slept around an airstrip near
Agua Caliente. Charlie caught 1 chipizo in a shotline.
25 Jan 1957
Eggers, Cane Brake Canyon, 1200+ ft., San Diego Co., Calif.
Left our temporary camp about 10AM. Drove
into Cane Brake Canyon where we met Mr.
Eggers who has a cabin. He does some
collecting for San Diego Zoo + Museum
of Man. His full address at his home in
National City is: J.L. Eggers, 43 L St.,
National City, Calif. Phone Gr 79660
He was very hospitable - opened his daughter's
cabin rooms to stay in. Also gave us some of