W. Reiner 1951 Journal 1 Sept. Calif.: Tuolumne and Calaveras cos. (2) to located area with a population of a size such that large samples could be collected at the proper time. Left Albany at 0900 hrs arrived at Sonora about 1330 hrs. First checked Woods Creek at Sawmill Flat a few miles SE of Columbia. Stream bed dry. Triturus taken here in spring by Wm Clarke. Continued on to Vallecito stopping to check Stanislaus River at Parrott's (spelling?) Ferry. Shore with complete lack of vegetation, extensive rock and sand beaches, many small fish. Did not appear favorable for Triturus. Next checked Angels Creek about 1 mi. upstream from Angels Camp. Streamed largely chocked with ripening blackberries but in open pools large (6 inch) fish present and the Rana catesbeiana tadpoles and adults present. No Triturus. Returned to Sonora via Tuttlestown checking Stanis- laws River again. River with even wider barren sand banks and no quiet shore waters. Also checked small stream near Tuttlestown but no Triturus found. Plenty of deep and quiet pools, submerged and floating vegetation. Camped for night ENE Phoenix Lake.