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Hooper
1939
Dec 27
Bishop Cr., 5000 ft, Inyo Co., Calif.
soil was dark. The above trap
line yielded only 3 Peromyscus
and 1 Dipodomy - [crossed out]
The Peromyscus all seemed to
be juveniles or [illegible] on
to [crossed out] Nevada California
Electric Co. power plant #4
[illegible] and shot 2 Ruby crowned
knights and a Western Meadow
bird on the power company's
property, [crossed out]
Jan 3
Samarck Cr., 9900 ft., 15 mi SW Bishop, Inyo Co., Calif.
During my stay on Bishop
I became acquainted with
Mr. Miller Houston and Geo
Castanio, both of whom
are employed as operators
at power plants on Bishop
Creek. These power plants
are owned and operated by
the Nevada California
Electric Company. During
the winter Houston and
Castanio have several trap
lines located along Bishop
Creek, Owens River and