J. G. Hall 1953 119 July 26 Saseten Creek, 3 mi. NW Hubart Mills, Nevada Co, Calif. and completed that of the extension of mole colony. Think I got this virtually all done but will recheck. Marking schedule Diam NW corner X L Mole colony X L Some new 1 13 38 2 20 51+8 damming has been going on 3 17 25+7 in a grassy 4 10 9+1 area & is com- posed largely 5 1 4+1 of grass + earth 6 5 uprooted just 7 2 upstream: dam material Thought 8 2 dug from here. sawts 9 for proportion of willow, asp & grass; may or may not be feasible. Lots of fir be- ing cut on SW shore, more absolutely 10 & relatively than anywhere else on the watershed. Also much fresh aspen cutting, some of it clear up to the RR but seems more haphazard & less intensive than that on NW shore. Again it is obvious beaver actively seek out fir in many cases. Noticed one case where beaver went 30 yds upslope to cut a 3" fir, ignoring about 25 asp of about the same size on the way up. An- other peculiarity struck me in re-