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[[underlined]] Nov. 6 [[/underlined]]  Caught an Onychomys & a lot of Hesperomes.  Took up traps and went across the flat & up among hills and cedars to my old place 8 miles north of Kelton.  Tramped all day.  Killed 3 Tamias pictus and saw 2 more.  Set my traps for Tamias & Perognathus.  Think I found holes of Perognathus. Made up skins in evening.  Got a Badger skull.  Saw Jack Rabbits & a Cottontail.
Found a small, very thick & strong shell in a dry, clay wash.  It is new to me.  Rained a little in the night.  The dust is packed & atmosphere cleared.  A pleasant day.  Tramped from before 7 to dark, about 20 miles I guess.

[[underlined]] Nov. 7 [[/underlined]]  Clear & cold at daylight, soon clouded up & snowed & blew & has been cold & disagreeable all day.  Got a Tamias & 4 Dipodops & a Neotoma mexicana & lots of Hesperomes in my traps.  Could not find a chipmunk and most froze hunting for them.  Set all of my traps for Perognathus and will leave tomorrow.
Catching this Neotoma extends their range north as far as Pinus edulis goes.  Dipodops goes north with Junipers to Lost River Mts.  Am boarding with the section boss, Mr. Vicks of Clinton, N.Y., nephew of Mr. Peters.

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