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Engler
1936
Base Granite Peak, E Range, Pershing Co., Nev.
(Cont.)
Aug.5. We made camp among some Buffalo
Berry brush about 25 yds from a
stream bed which held little water.
Atriplex & Sarcobatus were the main
bushes on the immediate surrounding
slopes.
Two Golden Eagles circled low over
the camp soon after we arrived, uttered
a few sharp calls & soared out of sight.
D. B. Smiley shot a cottontail & a
sage sparrow early in the afternoon.
Towards evening E. R. Hall & I
drove W to the edge of the alkali
flat where we set out about 80
mouse traps on some sand dunes,
which were few
in number & were not connected
with each other. In fact across the
width of Buena Vista Valley a
continuous line of sand dunes was
not found.
From these traps which were set apart
about 40 ft.
near Atriplex & Sarcobatus bushes was
taken, 3 Dipodomys meriamii, & D.
micropus levipes & 5 Perognathus longi
membris many of which had whitish
spots on them.