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Brode
1934
Thomomys quadratus
July 12 Cat Creek, 8900 ft., Mt Grant, Mineral Co, Nevada
Traps set by Hall and Brode yielded several
in A.M.
gophers at noon and several more at evening.
July 13 Took one specimen from this locality,
a flat mountain meadow very
much over grazed. In part of
the meadow the soil was soft; in
a part it was rather hard and covered
with sod. In the soft soil the Tunn-
els were large; in the sod
covered harder soil the tunnels
were smaller in diameter. Whether
this was due to greater economy
of effort in hard soil on part of
gopher or whether in soft soil the
walls constantly enlarge of their
own accord and [illegible] the debris
so formed removed is an interesting
speculation.
July 13 Lapon Canyon, 8900 ft., Mt. Grant, Mineral Co, Nev.
Took five specimens during the day
from traps set near camp about
a sod covered bog
July 14 Took two more specimens from sets
in same area used yesterday.
July 17 Cottonwood Creek, 7700 ft., Mt. Grant, Mineral Co Nev
Caught a small gopher in moist soil
not far from a small spring green.