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J.G.Hall
1954
June 13 Roberts Ranch, 8200 ft., Wyman Creek, White Mts., Inyo Co., Calif.
pointer about 200 yds up on a slope
near some mt. mahogany. Ward
shot one of the does & she ran about
50 yds. Found her dead under
a mahogany. Fur v. poor & all off
around muzzle & angle of jaw.
Pregnant. Two well formed fawns
inside when Ward cut her open in
camp. Back by 7:30. Shot two empid-
onax just down from camp. Reset
flash-trap & fawn hip as bait.
June 14 5:30 A.M. Checked flash-trap which
had been fired- suspect cottontail tho'
no tracks visible. Packed up & left
camp for downstream. Picbed one where
road veers sharply S away from
stream just after crossing it. Elev.
about 6750 ft. Wyman Creek, White Mts,
Inyo Co., Calif. Lizards are every-
where. Much sage & bitterbrush
& some Pinyons on the hill slope.
Stream choked & willow & rose. Soil
very sandy. Weather v. warm. Left
for Deep Springs. On way saw Clark's
& a couple Black-tail Jackrabbits.
Went to Big Pine & returned for late
supper. Epitetrus, Epistrellle and