Cooper, 1935 7 mi. E. Mariposa, Mariposa Co., Calif. August 11, plants. The wood rats come in the open door of her house and get into her food and window flower boxes. potted One fern she had was destroyed by the animals. August 12, Out of thirteen rat traps and twenty-five mouse traps set along the creek only a single mammal was found this morning. The specimen, a Peromyscus maniculatus, was discarded. Mammal holes are abundant, sign is in evidence at many places. Why don't I catch more specimens? The traps are set in likely places and baited with the usual moistened oatmeal. Perhaps (rodents) the animals are feeding on fresh cuttings of plants during this exceptionally hot period which has endured for the past two days. Tonight I shall try pieces of prunes as well as oatmeal and see if the results are any better. Mrs. Woodard says the gophers and moles play havoc with her flower garden. She showed me several elevated "sunways" of moles as well as more gopher