Field notes, v1362
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Hooper, 1936 El Dorado Can., 6000 ft., Humboldt Range, Pershing Co., Nev. Aug. 1, juniper from an Artemesia clump. Set 1 more go blor set. Put up 2 Brompye 2 Microtus & the chipmunk! S base Granite Peak, East Range, Pershing Co., Nev. Aug. 2, Moved camp yesterday to the above locality. Drove south to Oseana, turned east over a low pass into Buena Vista Valley. Spent last night near the dry lake in floor of valley. Drove up here this A.M. Are now camped in a clump of buffalo brush & wildrose. A small stream (t. 4 gal. per min.) flows turn here. Slopes away from stream dominated by Artemesia tridentata on occasional Parabolus is present. The slopes of Granite Peak are comparatively thickly covered (for western Nevada) with junipers. Shot a Crotaphytus on the flat near the dry lake. Noted antelope squirrels there. Shot one of these squirrels here at camp. Aug. 3 Went up one of the canyons toward the summit of Granite Peak. Slopes there densely covered with junipers & Pinyon pines. A small