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ober, 1935
E.
7mi. tt. Mariposa, Mariposa Co.,
Calif.
Aug. 12,
periphery of the branches and ten feet off
of the ground. The hut evidently had not
been used for several years. Perhaps
streatori chooses rocks for his home
site and does not construct huts
the size of those built by the
coast forms. These old huts found
along the San Joaquin River were
only two or two and one half feet
high. However, quite likely some
of the covering material had been
removed at the time of the high
water.
Aug. 13,
Last night I set out 25 mouse
and 12 rat traps in a different type of
habitat. About 1/2 mile north of camp
there is an old deserted cabin placed
in a sheltered glen near the top of a
hill and about 3/8 mi. from any creek
bottom. About this house are several
outhouses and brush piles, all of which
had fresh fecal material and trails
seemingly made by wood rats. At such
vantage points I set traps baited with
either cheese and oatmeal or pieces of