General Account 1938-1939
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bringing with it food and equipment including 12 stick traps, 55 Rat traps 18 Mouse traps. This afternoon I went up the saddle looking into the valley below at the last of Mt. W. The main ridge (like the saddle) borders the camp valley or heavily wooded with a thick growth of mystery brush with scattered small trees. Then the top flat in broken with rock outcrops and open grassy patches. A short distance from the trail just what 's way to the saddle road showed me the remains of the deadfalls which had been built by the Indians. This consisted of a runway of sticks some 1 rod in length and about 6 inches wide placed so as to include what had previously been a long natural runway. At the end was spread flat just 4 in in length which had got probably torn and as the falling log. I intend to place some stick traps in this region. Sept 9 7pm. NC Wilbernia Trap Mitchell Run Summer 3540 187 rat traps, 194 mouse traps - 10 Stumpages. The morning finished traps and set 6 style traps 1/2 km NW of camp near the old deadfalls. Here there are large patches of heavy brushy forest (macaul) with open green spaces between patches. It was in runways through these patches that these traps were set. The afternoon set 4 stake on the ridge, NE of camp. Here there are similar open green regions flecked the heavy brushy stands with long runways connecting the two areas. This afternoon (4:00pm) a group of 10+ Pequeros came within 100 yd of camp and