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Cruksaon
1934
Parker
10 mi. east of Quartzite,
yuma Co., Ariz.
28
5 mi. south of Parker which had a stretch of
unburned tules about 100 yds. long; tules dry with
no evidence of new shoots coming up; bottom of
ditch with wide deep cracks. Found a few runways
and some droppings. Set 10 rat traps in runways.
Looked at gopher settings, had 2 gophers; setting
filled in on 22nd filled again; one untouched.
Reset filled one and made 12 more settings.
Set 36 medium sized traps in sand dunes
3 mi. east of Parker; vegetation scattered creosote
and galleted
Feb. 24. Took up 36 traps set in sand dunes, 9 sprung
mostly by large Dipodomys judging from tracks, no
captures. Took up 10 rat traps, caught one Neotoma
alligula, one Peromyscus tail; 3 other traps sprung.
Went to 12 Mile Slough south of Parker; it contained
deep water; banks steep, only vegetation willows and
arrowweed, no evidence of cotton rats or place suitable
for them; followed up drainage ditches along in region
south of Parker without finding any tules. Took up
gopher traps, one setting filled in; took 13 gophers in
remaining 12 settings.
Feb. 25. Finished gophers taken on 24th. Out of three
Sigmodon taken by Miss Kellogg.
Feb. 26. Moved from Parker to 10 mi. east of Quartzite
site via Bouse and Yuckelburg. Made camp 200 yds.
south of highway on rocky flat between two small