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Cullbreath
1942
Jan 14
Armi N. Mad River Rock, South Fork Mt, El 3100, Trinity Co, Calif.
Warm almost like spring.
Jan 15
After setting up camp this AM Mr Riley,
The owner of the camp who's now as
staying took us on a circle around
camp. Mr Riley was attempting to show
us where we could do some trapping
for skunk, coyotes, bob-ots, badgers and
coons. His estimate of the numbers of
these animals as well as those of
mink, fish and flying squirrels in this
area are over exaggerated.
About noon it began to rain and this helped
to slow up setting out trail traps.
Today hunting was poor but several
species of birds now heard or seen at a distance.
Species observed were hairy-woodpecker, pileolated
woodpecker, creepers, nut-hatches, kinglets, juncos,
thrushes, Mountain Quail. Jays Stilly Jays and
Golden Eagle. I also saw three tree squirrels and heard
one Chickaree.
Our Camp is located 33 miles North of Bridgeville
on Highway 36. The elevation here is 3100 feet
and we are 600 feet above the Mad River. Rising
above camp 1900 ft is the crest of South Fork
Mountain. This mountain is more of a
range with no definite peak. A general direction
is west of north to east of south. The drainage
on this side of the mountain chain to the