Hoffmeister 1942 Itinerary June 1 (cont.) 5 mi. W + 1/4 mi. S Independence, 6000 ft., Inyo Co., Calif. longinembrius, 3 Dipodomys (panamintinus), 5 Reichrodontomys megalotis, 2 Peromyscus boylii, and 4 P. maniculatus. 15 traps set in a willow-rose thicket where I had seen Microtus californicus caught only 1 Peromyscus boylii. At Independence, Russell and I talked with Mr. Carl Walters, Calif. Fish & Game Warden in this region. Interesting facts concerning mammals related by him are as follows: Mountain sheep in the Sierra Nevada and White and Inyo mountains, which he has watched for a number of years, are barely holding their own in numbers, and not increasing. At this time of year, the sheep are following the receding snow in the Sierras. Sheep in the Inyo and White mountains suffer much more from ticks. One animal he (Mr. Walters) collected last year had its ears "entirely plugged shut" with ticks. During this hunting trip, he found 1 dead ewe and 2 dead kids. He did not know what had caused their death. Concerning gray squirrels, Mr. Walters indicated that they were not abundant and did occur in several localities along the east side of the Sierra Nevada. He said there was a pair along the South Fork of Oak Creek (just W NW of Independence). Mr. Walters said the gray squirrel came "across (the Sierras) with the bears", which was of rare occurrence. When asked about wolverines, Mr. Walters said