D.F.Hoffmeister 1939 Itinerary July 1 Columbia R., 300 ft. at mouth of Deschutes R., Wasco Co., Oregon other in pure stands of Artemisia tridentata. These traps got 3 Peromyscus maniculatus (2 ♀, 1 ♂). July 2 Set 73 traps last night nearly directly across the river from where we are encamped (however, in Sherman Co.). 47 traps I set in rimrock near the ridge of the canyon formed by the Deschutes river, and the other 26 below the rimrock. In all, I caught 3 Peromyscus maniculatus, (2 ♀, 1 ♂), 1 Reithrodontronga ♂, and 1 Song Sparrow. When I set traps last night, I talked to a ranch hand at this locality, who seems to be quite familiar with this region. At the mouth of the Deschutes and farther upstream, there is a large island in the Columbia River which covers 3000 acres. This man told me that a professional trapper, a Mr. Martin, several years ago stocked this island with skunks. A few years later, the Oregon side of the river, which flows by this island, froze over. It is shallowest on this side and he said cattle are waded across, when the river is low, from this side. When the river froze over a few years after the skunks were planted, apparently coyotes crossed over to the island, for when it was revisited, ``` ```json {"text": "D.F.Hoffmeister\n1939\n\nItinerary\n\nJuly 1\nColumbia R., 300 ft. at mouth of Deschutes R., Wasco Co., Oregon\nother in pure stands of Artemisia tridentata. These\ntraps got 3 Peromyscus maniculatus (2 ♀, 1 ♂).\n\nJuly 2\nSet 73 traps last night nearly directly across\nthe river from where we are encamped (however, in\nSherman Co.). 47 traps I set in rimrock near\nthe ridge of the canyon formed by the Deschutes\nriver, and the other 26 below the rimrock. In\nall, I caught 3 Peromyscus maniculatus, (2 ♀, 1 ♂),\n1 Reithrodontronga ♂, and 1 Song Sparrow.\n\nWhen I set traps last night, I talked to a\nranch hand at this locality, who seems to\nbe quite familiar with this region. At the\nmouth of the Deschutes and farther upstream, there\nis a large island in the Columbia River which\ncovers 3000 acres. This man told me that a\nprofessional trapper, a Mr. Martin, several years\na go stocked this island with skunks. A few\nyears later, the Oregon side of the river, which\nflows by this island, froze over. It is\nshallowest on this side and he said\ncattle are waded across, when the river is\nlow, from this side. When the river froze\nover a few years after the skunks were\nplanted, apparently coyotes crossed over to\nthe island, for when it was revisited,"}