Journal, v4151
Page 473
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Transcription
W.M.B. Richardson 1930 35 General Account shooting neatly, 1 Spermophilus beecheyi. I broke camp this morning and returned to Hot Springs. From Hot Springs I struck my camp route 7 mi. east and then taking the first left hand road. This road was in general north and slightly east towards Double Bunk Meadows. At Parker Pass I took the first left hand road and followed it for 1/2 mi. to Park Creek at the east side of Parker Meadow. Here I made camp after traveling about 11 miles from California Hot Springs. This evening I set 15 gopher traps, 115 mouse traps, and 10 rat traps. July 4 Parker Meadow 6400 ft. Tulare Co. Calif. My catch this morning consisted of 1 Entomias quadrivittatus 2 Scapanus latimans Sorex ? 1 Sorex palustris 1 Reithrodontomys megalotis, 5 Peromyscus maniculatus, 6 Thomomys bottae, 1 Microtus californicus, 14 Microtus californicus mordax. While going about the traps I shot 2 Sciurus douglasii. This evening while going over the traps for baiting and resetting I found 7 Microtus mordax and 3 Thomomys bottae.