Roford 262 Cynomys ludovicianus September 14, 1955 CPER, Weld G., G.10. Area around moends, where were also seen. Bgrs main grow this area & grows right to edge old burrow clearings or holes. (Bgr. & Salsola ingrown around Pogonomyrmex clearings.) Took Koda- chrome + black & white photo. September 15, 1955 My 5 traps held 1 Cynomys (?), 1 Sylbil- aguer, 4-2 traps held a foot of Sylvir. Obviously many Sylbil using burrows. Catalor taken on colony yesterday had died in stomach. Took photo snake. Chropodin album in bottom mush set. One C.L. seemed to be eating seeds from ground next to this plant. Scratched a few times with foot, then picked up food, ate. || Met the range rider for this area of L.U. project. He told me there were still a few C.L. in S.243, T^N, R65W. A new colony (or old?) near Art Warren place in NE part of T10N,R64W. Other men told me of going to 3 mi.W., 1½ S. of Raven, in Sec.9, on property of Rothroff sisters. Another 4 miles north of Carr. Crouch had told me of their cabin. Rock, De || Visited James Laurence ranch (S.2, T9N,R66W). He had moved in about 1949, about 40 A dog town on slope bordering stream lied there. Repeated control by Crouch but a family (?) of C.L. left. No control lost summer, 4 dogs present. This year 4 apparent gives, +2 adults minimum present same area. Occupied area about dozen burnt over near center farm town, near break in slope, 100yds. E. of streambed, where still large patches Bda & some Bgr. Most of area Salsola, much sifted out by C.L., & much low prairiote Portulaca (juicy, red), now shedding many tiny black seeds. Many a-trudo, much Munroa squarrosa. Some Chrop. alb., Atriplex. Rather fine sandy soil that blown + washer much.