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C. Koford
Journal
December 1, 1951 Huaylarco (5000) Dpto. Arequpa
min. temp. -8°C. Watched vicuña 4:20-8:30 a.m. Cirrus
clouds in a.m., 8/10 cumulus & E. wind by noon. Hail in early
afternoon. Watched vicuñas 4-5:15 p.m. Max. temp. +12°C.
min. temp. -5½°C.
December 2, 1951. Sunday. Drove to El Solitario &
loch. Shot a musaicha with no emb. but moderate
mammary tissue. Set 35 traps among boulders
& yarata on slope ½ mile W. of camp. Wrote letters.
Hail in early afternoon but clearing in late afternoon.
Max. temp. +14°C.
December 3, 1951. Monday. Min. temp. -5½°C. Traps held
4 P. darwini, 2 A. jolobii. 7/10 cum. by 9 a.m. Watched vic-
uñas 9:30-10 a.m. Worked at mapping 6m. 138-139 area. Rain
& hail about 1 p.m. & all overcast. Mapped 3-5 p.m., putting
rock markers rock ¼o km. dens. 138 to 139 4/10. Max. temp. +14°C.
min. temp. -5°C.
December 4, 1951. Traps held 4 A. P. darwini (showing
by May). Watched vicuña 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Put road markers
km. 134-138, every ¼o km. Clouding up in morning, hail
Temp. max. +12½°C.
I took off for an hour in early p.m., clearing after 4 p.m.
December 5, 1951. Min. temp. -3°C. Traps held 2 P. darwin-
ni. Took up all traps. Clouding up in morning, 8/10 cumulus,
30% rel. humidity, at noon. W. wind & no precip. in afternoon. Watched
vicuña & mapped 12:30-4 p.m. Max. temp. +13½°C.
December 6, 1951. Min. temp. last night +½°C. ¾o stratus over
east & calm 7 a.m. Watched vicuñas 7:30-12:30. Shot 2 tsel &
a Dina. Hail about 2 p.m. Max. temp. +10°C.
December 7, 1951. Min. temp. -1°C. Alto stratus overcast 6 a.m.
Watched vicuña 7 a.m.-12 M. Clouded up; just snow & hail 1 to