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Enchson
1934
Thomomys bottae
Bates Well, Pima Co., Ariz.
Jan. 31, 1934.
Took 6 individuals from 8 settings made, one
untouched, one filled in. Rest one filled in and set two
others. Mounds found under mesquite thickets along
washes rarely in openings; although two sets of
workings were found at the base of lava hills
where vegetation of [illegible] predominated. Fresh mounds
all found in vicinity of old mounds. Took one
gopher from set that had been filled in.
Bates Well
Feb. 1, 1934.
Took up two remaining settings, one gopher taken, other
set 15 yds. from place where a gopher secured, probably
same system. Setting from which traps taken on
previous night filled in.