California Condor Eben McMillan 25 February 1964 It was clear and cold, and calm, as I drove to Jun's place and picked him up at 6:00 A.M. He had a sack full of Jack Rabbits that we loaded in to take with us as Condor bait in the Hopper canyon area. We drove down highway 101. At a place about two miles north of where the San Marcos Pass road takes off from highway 101 we came upon the carcass of a deer that had been hit by a motorist during the night and although being well mangled was loaded onto a Canvas and tossed into the rear of the pickup to be used as Condor bait also. Continuing on, via the San Marcos Pass, we arrived in Santa Barbara and were at the office of Mr. William Hansen, Supervisor for Los Padres National Forest, at 9:04 A.M. Mr. Hansen invited us into his office, not uncordially, and immediately opened the discussion regarding the incident where I am had come upon Jack Gains and a photographer for Ralston-Purina, a Mr. Burton, photographing Condor in the area of a nest-site last Tuesday, February 18-1964. We were informed by Mr. Hansen that he wanted us to understand that Jack Gains was officially on duty, on the three days he was in the Bucksnort and Oak Flat areas, with Mr. Burton. That although Gains had been taking his days to off during this part of the week, in the past, his off days had been recently changed whereby he was on official duty on the days he had Mr. Burton under his care. Mr. Hansen said that Mr. Gains had camped with Mr. Burton Monday and Tuesday nights at the Bucksnort Cabin. That Mr. Gains had