Journal R.E. Johnson 1968 March 10 Peavine Mtn, Washoe Co., Nevada (cont.) turned left & up the N E side of Peavine Mtn & finally into the snow. We parked & hiked up the road to a point in site of both the Radio station relay pt. & the Bell Telephone Station which are located on 2 separate summits of the mtn. (This pt. is NW of these summits). It was now after sunset but we hunted with flashlights for the old mineshaft that John recalled had had rosy finches but were unable to find it. The snow as over a foot deep making the search more difficult & covering up land marks. Finally we gave up & headed down the road. In route we passed a snowcovered road heading out a side ridge which appeared to have a mine dump on it at a considerable distance west & above us. I decided to return the next day to look at it. It & the area we had explored were at about 8000 ft. The summit is 8266 ft. We returned to Reno & had dinner. John also gave me some bottles containing stomach contents of rosy finches collected at the big shaft. Identification of the contents may allow determination of the habitat the rosy finches had been feeding in during the winter. After dinner I drove back to the bulldozed area & camped. Just prior to getting my zzz's however, I returned to the "big