The only confirmed observation of a hoary marmot 

 {Marmota aaligata) in the Cabinet Mountains was made at the 

 existing north adit of the proposed ASARCO mine during 

 summer, 1976 by W. Ruediger (pers. comm. ) and G. Brown 

 (pers. comm.) on separate occasions. Hoary marmots were not 

 observed during this study although limited time was spent 

 at the adit site. 



Golden-mantled ground squirrels were associated with 

 talus rock on the south side of Mount Vernon. Columbian 

 ground squirrels were widely distributed but were most often 

 observed in cutting units, particularly clearcuts near the 

 Camp Creek floodplain (site of tailing pond) and the Stanley 

 Creek clearcuts, a portion of which is proposed for the 

 utility corridor route and the well field and mill water 

 sump. The redtail chipmunk was laniversally distributed 

 throughout the study area and the very similar yellow pine 

 chipmunk (Eutaxnias amoenus) may also occur (Hoffman and Pattie 

 1968) . Chipmunks were observed in cutting units and in the 

 TSHE/CLUN, ABLA/MEFE, ABLA/LUHI and ABLA/CACA habitat types 

 and were captured in small mammal trap lines at the tailing 

 pond site, lower mill site, THPL/OPHO, TSHE/CLUN and ABLA/ 

 MEFE trapping sites. Red squirrels were universally distri- 

 buted through the habitat types and in selectively logged 

 cutting units. Northern pocket gophers were not observed 

 but their diggings were identified in open areas or in the 

 PSME/PHMA, PSME/AGSP and ABLA/LUHI habitat types. 



Two porcupines were observed in an open area on Middle 

 Mountain (G. Brown, pers. comm.) within the ABLA series and 

 evidence of feeding porcupines on conifers in the valley 

 bottom within the TSHE/CLUN habitat type were noted. One 

 bushytail woodrat was observed on the open rocky ridgetop 

 of Savage Mountain. 



Eighty percent of the 45 observations of snowshoe rabbit 

 were made in the Stanley Creek drainage. In all instances 

 they were observed along the road in the TSHE/CLUN habitat 

 type near thick brush. During winter, snowshoe rabbit tracks 

 occurred throughout the study area, with concentrations in 

 Stanley Creek and at the mouth of Keeler Creek. 



Pika occurred above 1,580 m (5,200 ft) wherever scree 

 areas composed of large rocks provided suitable habitat. 

 The rocky pass between Stanley Creek and Emma Gulch was the 

 lowest elevation (1,100 m or 3,600 ft) at which pika were 

 noted. 



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