R.E. Johnson 1968 Journal March 11 Peavine Mtn, Washoe Co., Nevada (cont.) of my previous activities. This road leaves the main dirt road just east of the bull-dozed area. The road branches twice and each branch was eventually blocked by impassable mud puddles. Only one mine scar was seen & this lacked a vertical shaft. Others may exist further up these roads. After this brief excursion I returned to Reno & drove north on US 395 to a point just NW of the turnoff to Stead Air Force Base (now closed), where an unmarked turn off (paved) to the left, followed by a right turn & another left (dirt) places one on the road to the top of Peavine Mtn. I drove to the same parking area as yesterday & then hiked up the snow covered road to a side road (left) leading to the peak which is west of & lower than the main peak (the location that appeared to have a mine dump last night). After considerable snow plowing up the hill I found a large (20 x 20 ft) vertical shaft that disappeared into the darkness below. About 10ft down the hole was nearly iced over & I broke some of this away with rocks. No birds were disturbed from the hole. I set up three mist nets in parallel and tied them together in a few places to give better coverage over the shaft after several rose finches flow over & then in & out of the shaft at 2:30pm. Once the nets were set up the birds stayed away by