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Chalting J.E.
1939
Itinerary
June 30 (cont'd)
Crocket R. at mouth of Bear Cr. Crook Co. Oregon
a large draw ½ mi. south of junction
of Crocket R. & Bear Creek. Traps were set
mainly along the edges of the dry
wash bed and up on the hillside.
Country is covered with many small
rocks with considerable outcrops
of lava rock. Sagebrush and
western juniper and a form of
bunch grass (sparse) form the main
vegetation. Only 8 of the traps
were sprung - 5 containing mice.
Results - 3 Perognathus parvus (2♀ 1♂)
1 Peromyscus maniculatus ♀
1 Peromyscus truei ♂ (juvenile)
Lloyd Tevis, setting 55 traps in the bottom
of the valley caught 29 mice the
same night. This figure compared
with 5 in 75 may indicate that
mice are more abundant in the
lower parts of the valley.
July 1
Columbia R. 300 ft. at mouth of Deschutes R. Wasco Co. Oregon
Party broke camp shortly after noon June 30
and travelled down the Crooked river towards
Prineville on highway 97. At 12:50 P.M. 9½ mi.
S.E. of Prineville a marmot was picked
up at the roadside. The skull was
broken and some teeth knocked out.