El Salvador field notes, v4500
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Transcription
January 9, 1927 I and Jose Morales went after hogs that were said to be here on Volcano but we never saw any or any signs of them. We trailed through thick jungle for about 4 hours then we returned to house at one o'clock hot & tired at 4 o'clock that afternoon I took some small traps farther up on Volcano for mice there is a bunch of small tree like bushes growing up where I set traps and quite a bit of grass there to Jan. 10, 1927 I went to look at traps upon Volcano that I set the day before. Upon looking at first trap it held a harvest mouse which was not dead if being caught by one leg & tail. This trap was placed in a bunch of grass by a hole that was perhaps 4 or 5 inches deep and about three inches a cross, there was some more grass & bushes close by and a few pineapple bushes also where I set traps but did not catch anything then I went down in a ravine and set traps in the lava rocks & ledges some in bushes & grass. Here I caught