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"S Richardson 91
934 General Account.
Jly 14 Quaking Aspen Meadow, 7500ft.
Tulare Co. California.
Arrived in Quaking
Aspen at about 12:30
this afternoon. After looking
along th meadow and
out on Peppermint Creek,
we decided to establish
our permanent camp ½ mi
above the park station
at the upper end of
Quaking Aspen Meadow.
The afternoon was
spent in arranging
camp.
In the late afternoon
I set out 25 small
mouse traps along th
meadowy stream near
camp and 8 large rat
traps at the foot of
large fir tree.
The bird life
in this locality seems
quite abundant. I saw
a pair of Evening Grosbeaks
fly from the stream
side to the high