B.Richardson 61 34 General Account. M 13 Upper Funston Meadow, Kern Canyon Fresno Co., California 6800 ft. From the 30 traps set out near camp Mr. Dixon got one adult Mink and from all appearances another had been caught but had been taken out of the trap by the Pine Marten. A number of the traps were sprung. We packed the two mules up this morning and got a 9:00 A.M. start down the Kern Canyon, retracing our steps. Laid over an hour and a half at a little meadow below Funston Meadow for feed and rest and then continued on down to Upper Funston for the night. There was a noticeable increase in animal life as we proceeded down the canyon, and a particular increase in Squirrel Solitaire and Water Ouzels. Just below the Kern River Hot Springs, I found dead in the trail