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Koford
1954
Cynomy's ludovicianus
December 11, 1954
Nr. Ft. Collins, Colo.
south to Mr. Lowland, the 6th E., the N. to Bulet, 4 blocks to Ft. C.
Saw no more recent wounds. Corn, wheat, & sugar beets
grown extensively here. Hereford cattle & flock of sheep also
plentiful.
Dec. 13, 1954. Visited. Visited a portion at foot of hills
west of Ft. C. (La Pote Ave; Mr. airport) with Don Harvey
of Forestry Dept. He had known of a C.L. town there. This
had been poisoned about 1948 by Maynard Cummings'
men (M.C. now in Sacramento). No fresh burrows
found though many wounds still present and holes
open. These were on a gentle E. slope about 1/4 mile S. of a
lake. Join - ?; the man locally in charge of the range,
said that the area had been poisoned about 2 years
ago. Heavy overgrazing here. Buffalos grass & blue
gama common.
December 16, 1954. Talked with Mr. Klipple, in Cheyenne
Central Plains Exp. Sta., which is part of NE Cof. Lord
Utilization Project, now. Hodgins, of project at Bridgeland.
R.E. Williamson is ranger there. Klipple says there is a
small C.L. colony on the experimental range & this have
been others. Range use known there so may be good area
for study. Klipple said that about 1918 he was stationed
at Fort Hill, O'kla., & that there were many Cynomy's
there. One colony near a firing range was a mile
across.
December 17. With Burney Crowford, game warden, visited
(N 1/2 Sec. 35)
on 80 acre game preserve near Wellington. This area