Roford 243 Cynomys ludovicianus September 3 q/1955 wind Cave Nat'l Park, S. Dak. comma downslope from 8se on many slopes where no C.l. //10m on arm of Lower Sawat. town, 2 or 3 acres have after damage but appar- ently kept to a few "tall" by C.l. //In park in general, denaster over 10/A rare & local. // Seen down 4 waters in Lower Sanctuary town, on W. slope near bottom, 11 C.l. in area 100x100', near north side bare but having had (5% plant cover here) much spreading Convolvulus growing (ate?). From area thll Dpq many apparently went onto bottom (where grass & green falter) to find, to 100' out from limnow refuge. // Wdr 4 A area on Norbuck town counted 27 at 4 p.m., most being on steeper (10%) slope at W. of flat. // Ward A, counted with slope from more canyon to E. at 4:45 p.m. Saw 2 slightly migratory deer. C.l. scattered in weeds, even in areas Vbr, a day Nedelowa, not at areas (Cym or Bda) abundance. Heard 2 coyotes near ward G at 4:45 p.m. An antelope lay down on Ward A. // At 5:05 p.m. summit shadow on W. 1/4 of Ward D. Counted 5 only in stream area on E. half that ward. October 1, 1955 Visited Bankin dog town. at head (NE t wes) fairly lodge dug C.l. burrows, in 50' drain. 3 plug gap & mounds demolished, 3 dug 1-2' deep, 2 dug very deep. 40 yds distant 2 dug deep & 4 shallow in area 30' in drainin. Probably all dug within last 1a 2 days! // C.l. scattered in several spots in area, where after somewhat thin, ner than elsewhere. Saw 25. At foot of town near edge of grass, 4 grass (Bgr, & other) were limnows. Others where no grass but many cereal weeds, many still green (Vbr especially; baa, amaranthus; Dysaspa mostly dry. I shot a jire that was objectively small, & saw another 100 yds. distant that appeared to be 60 small (No.161). This