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I made skins all of forenoon, In P.M. hunted for Dipodops signs over fields and valley but could find none till I got into brush along old water course in middle of valley. Found tracks & holes there, but small tracks of probably a small Dipodomys. Set a lot of traps for them - 24, and 42 cyclones for Perognathus.
Most of the Perognathus holes seem to be used (& prehaps made) by scorpions. Neotoma nests are common. Found one up a tree about 10 feet from the ground on a leaning tree 20 feet from the base. It is a big nest of sticks & is well made. Saw & shot at a Coyote. 
Worked at specimens in evening till late. 
A hot day - not much wind.

[[underlined]] July 15 [[/underlined]], I caught 8 Dipodops and 4 Perognathes and a Hesperomys. Dr. Fisher got 3 Dipodops and 2 Perognathes. We made up a skin and set traps

[[underlined]] July 16 [[/underlined]] Dr. Fisher got 4 Dipodops and 2 Perognathes & 5 Hesperomes. I got 3 Dipodops and 4 Perognathes.
Made up skins and broke camp at 11 A.M.
Barometer read 31 at camp at 11 A.M., 3050 in lowest part of Walker Basin, 3900 on highest pass on road to Bakersfield, 800 at Pampa at 5 P.M. & 200 at Bakersfield. Reached Bakersfield at 11 P.M. Came 34 miles - as it is called.

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Unsure about [[baning?]] -@siobhanleachman edited a few typos. Might it be "a leaning tree" ? -@meg_shuler Agree with above so edited & taken out of brackets -@siobhanleachman