Koford 134 Cynomys ludovicianus June 7, 1955 Weld G., Colo. E. of) on flat bottom. Saw no joins. - not out yet? No Crotalus seen in many burrows inspected (cover-t). Eriogonum (low pulvace, leaves) with seed stalks to 5" tall, Bauteloma to 3", Salsola to 3". Some Allionia, Sphaeroclea, Lupinian, in bloom. Much water standing in bottom ditcher, 4 signs of washing down seen all flat bottom. Two mallards on pad. Killdeer walking along. At N.W. old colony, near 30 W 2 N., 4 new burrows, extending length colony. One only 16" deep. Ground 50 % less than; slope est. 3 %; Ag. sum., Eriq., Sphaer., Aristida, Opuntia at site. Ants (Pogonomy) active at edge on new mound. Another very freely opened, in old out hill, 50' W, 6's of 22 W 6 S. Second other new diggings seen, 2 of new burrows, mostly deeper than our length. Much scratching up to 6" around some mound; rain appear. steniolatin work. Some very small new mounds packed with mosses. A few places scratching at 1 spot to 4" deep; hunt insect ? no root ends found in. //Probably water tollein bottom high & may have driven some from burrows there. Saw some fudging on bottom. //No hawks a fresh sign carnivore seen, Gen- ral aspect of country grim, but some hillside mainly brown. Cattle now on CPE R. part of Sec. 22. June 11, 1955 Rapid City, S. Dakota Leslie Allie, Soil Conservation Service, will help mole range an- alyses in Weird Case N.P. in July. He is a varmint shooter & used to shoot at a dog town in the badlands (town late period). He had head of fair sized town near Wall. Devil's Tower, Wyo. June 12, 1955. Dept., Raymond W. Mc Dutty has been here since 1947. He said there has never been any official C.L. control bee