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Murray
1948
57
Journal
May 10 San Jose de Comondu, 700 ft., Baja California.
1. Leptonycteris Which had flown out of
the cave and was flying around in
the space just outside. Inside were
numerous Bassariscus droppings and
one dried body.
Growing on the cliff and the slope just
below we found wild fig, lumbai, copal,
pitahaya dulce, ocotillo, cholla, prickly pear,
garambullo, matacora, agave, palo blanco,
echinocactus, frutilla and others unidentified.
We saw Bassariscus droppings among
the rocks.
C This town seems to thrive mostly
on fig orchards, with date palms,
pomegranates, mango, papayas and other
fruits, along with the usual field crops.
A narrow stream runs down the center
of the canyon but with less volume of
water than in comparable towns
In the afternoon packed up and left,
driving first through San Miguel de
Comondu, then on down the deep narrow
canyon Which was cultivated and full of
trees for several miles. Farther along it
was mesquites and other green shrubs,
then broadened out into a particularly
desolate sort of wash with a few half