Engler 1936 Smoke Cr., 3900 ft., 9 mi. E Calif. line, Washoe Co., Nev. July 10 sage brush land not unlike that found near the cabin. An occasional mound of calcareous rock would be passed. At one of these rat traps were set for woodrats. The other 1/3 of the trip was thru a pass. The adjacent hillsides were covered with blackish volcanic rock with here and there a larger outcropping. Rock slides were also plentiful. O At Buffalo Meadows we found alfalfa fields. Here we looked for gopher workings but were unsuccessful. Many kangaroo rat signs could be found. About 5 mi. from the meadows, on the return trip, E.R. Hall drove off the road towards a distant tree dotted mountain. About a mi. from th trees we left the car and walked across rock covered ground to the edge of the trees. They were pines. Here I set out a trap line of 41 traps scattering them among the rocks & trees about 30 feet apart. I set my line near the dry stream bed between