Erickson 1934 New River 24. rocks on east side of hill. Set 36 medium traps on north and north east side of Mt. Ochoa starting at base and going diagonally up 2/3 way to top. Steeped rocky with outcrops of large rocks; vegetation creosote, palo verde, Opuntia liglerii, scotillo, and a small shrub, undistif. Pair of Red-tailed Hawks using top as a headquarters. Feb. 13. Took three Berognathus intermedius, two near base one near top of trap line; two caught by tail still alive; 3 Beromysus and 1 Dipodomyx merriani. 1 of Berognathus kept alive, escaped from cage during day. Dipodomys merriani caught in bird trap ran to some hole as one released from trap on Feb. 12. ran on all fours?, jumped a stick in the way with hind legs only. Broke camp in afternoon and moved to Wickenburg for the night. Feb. 14. In morning moved from Wickenburg to Mendon; fished up Horned Owl 10 mi. west of Wickenburg; from Wickenburg Mendon went into Harquahala Mts, at point of Gold Leaf Mine, then to broad wash (7 1/2 miles) south east of Mendon extending up into edge of this wash the mountains; camped at base of mountains 7 1/2 mi. from Mendon. Hills coarse rock in finer sand with outcrops of fractured rocks near tops of higher peaks. Vegetation chiefly creosote and numerous cacti of several kinds including giant, Opuntia Della liglerii, a deer horn type, and spiny and spinulas flat cacti. Some ironwood and palo verde near