571 Silmore SOREX (cont.) (2) 1931 to natives and offered to pay them well for every specimen, and I planted traps thru out the old village site and in the meat cellars, but not a single shrew was taken. Undoubt- ably this is a year of scarcity. June 1 St. Michael, Alaska. Jumping back in time several months I recall Mrs. Evans, Gout, Nurse, saying that this past last winter and spring shrews were very common around St. Michael. They entered the homes in such numbers that every morning for a week or so, their dead bodies would be found in all water containers. Sept 14. Unalaska, Alaska I have been trapping extensively since my arrival for these animals but have had negative results. I have tried all types of suitable association from sea level up to 1000 or more feet. In addition, 700+ every one in town that I have questioned, and they in- clude storekeepers, fishermen, trappers and plain civilians, have never seen