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B. Richardson
134 General Account. 19
27 Upper Firestone Meadow Kern Ca
Tulare Co California 6800ft
From the twenty traps
set in the meadow I got
two Peromyscus maniculatus
and one Sorex obscurus.
obscurus. The gophers' trap
and two rat traps were
unspringing. From these traps
set on the hill caught
only one Peromyscus boylii
rowleyi. From the traps in
camp caught one Peromyscus
maniculatus.
Spent the early part
of the morning, after breakfast
putting up the specimens
caught last night. After
finishing skinning took
a hike up to the Kern
Canyon Ranger Station
Hot Springs. The entire
distance is only about 2 mi,
the trail following the west
side of the river for about
a mile and crossing at
the Chagupa Patrol Station
to the east side of th