Koford 142 Cynomys lodonicianus June 15,1955 Devil's Tower, Wyoming, close to 4%, atto appears near level from distance. // Criotida lunchoes move mounds in Criotida area where no current c.l. activity. Old lunches - few new Criotida plants seen (mean?). Opuntia on s. slope but little rain eating it (some old coting leaves & lunds. Not yet in flower). // All people say this unusually !: Wet spring - little sunshine for last 3 weeks. Same period last year much drier. // At onset light rain c.l. activity seemed to be increased (as unchanged), not decreased, but in fairly heavy rain few out. // The red- led soil considered very good agri, said but moist easily. Many c.l. mounds of this had many cracks or of mud. // Weighted sandstone rocks in some mounds & found ways, to be 150 grams, many 100. These light in weight; about 3 x 2 x 3/4 "size. June July 16,1955 Wind Cave Nat'l Park, S. Dakota. About noon of warm partly overcast day drove past Norbeck Dam town & saw few out. Several area green & not apparently denuded. // about 1- 4 p.m. I was in terrce of Shirtail town, where John King made his studies. I put up stakes around area of his original West A & at one of optimum to SW. One original area of about 5 A I saw only 4 green & 2 jives, but perhaps not many out. No high densities seen in any part colony. Some burrows plotted as single holes by King (1949) were still just holes. Some burrows had closed from desire, some were not on King's map. At Wedge of Woda a dense stand of [illegible] notably (1950) limit shot of this, not having optiiled, some King's work, Hope soil favorable, it appears. In area of Alberta, to SW, apparently much avicene in number burrows since 1950, & a new group