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B. Richardson 135
1935 General Account
13 Forks of the Big and Little Kern Rivers,
Fresno Co. Calif.
Left Portville, Calif. at 7:00
this morning and arrived, by
auto, at Quaking Aspen Meadow
about 9:30. My sister Ellen
and I took our moccasins and
started for the Forks of the
Kern River (Big & Little Kern.)
We arrived at our destination about
12:00 and spent the most of the
day looking for and fixing
a camp along the west side
of the little Kern River 200
yd. above the forks.
Set out ten of the small
mouser traps and 5 wooden rat traps
out and also a gopher trap. The
larger traps were set near
fallen logs in stands of pine
an oak in an attempt to
catch chipmunks or ground squirrels.
The smaller traps set in a
brush and combination in varying
habitats.
While going on the traps
line I managed to shoot 2
chipmunks. One adult one and a