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[[blank page]] [[end page]] [[start page]] Dec. 21 Went the round of my traps in A.M. & got a Hesperomys eremicas, an Onychomys, a Dipodomys ordi, & a big Dipodomys, a Lepus sylvaticus, In P.M. caught a Cynomys ludo. & shot a Lepus texanus. Went over the hill north of town. It is rocky & about 500 feet high, then went out on the plain. The country is dry plains & rocky hills. There is said to be a salt lake 15 miles north of here. A cold, windy night & morning & not very warm all day. " [[ditto for: Dec.]] 22 Found a Tamias & 2 Dipodomys ordi & 2 Onychomys in my traps. Met Prof. W.H. Streeruwitz (dont know how to spell his name) who is in charge of a state Geological Surveying party about 15 miles east of here. Got some information from him & had a pleasant chat of an hour. A warm, pleasant day. " [[ditto for: Dec.]] 23 Caught one Onychomys & 5 Prairie Dogs. Took up my traps from the rocks on the hill S. of station & set some more on the flat N. A cool morning & warm day.
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Reviewed. Corrected a couple of typos. Vernon is talking about Prof. W. H. Streeruwitz, a colleague of Charles Doolittle Walcott! http://www.ajsonline.org/content/s4-25/150/474.extract -@siobhanleachman