Ford 2889 Gymnogyps californianus February 15, 1946 Santa Barbara Ojai, Calif. been eaten, supposedly by condors. Phil Cook said he had seen condors at some red cliffs about halfway between S. Fork Guard Station & the school house in Desguise Canyon & thought they may nest there. He had also seen them on Mission Pine & had watched them stretch in the morning. His impression was that they were very dopey in the morning as they seemed undisturbed even when a man rode below them. Cook said also he had seen them on every occasion of visiting Topatopa Lookout. Nordhoff Ph. reported them frequently too, he said. Re use of the Hopper Basin area by cattle - the Arundells have released their rights there so that Gene Percy gets them. The oil company has apparently died - it was Continental Exploration Co., Room 1010- 608 S. Hill St., Los Angeles. Van Winkele how was last man they F.S. dealt with. Gene Percy had told me the road in Hopper Basin was done in 35 days with a bulldozer and main- tainer - in the spring. Lyda & Cook offered any help they could give & were both very inter- ested in my work & asked many questions. The forest will be closed after late June this year, they believed. Former closure at Hopper Can Bas Rim amounted only to posting a sign