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Murray
1948
Journal
June 25 Santa Rosalia, Baja Calif.
After spending the night just out of town
we returned to have the oil line fixed and
tires repaired. Left after lunch and drove
on to San Ignacio.
The flabby, 4-ply tires on the International
are proving quite a headache. There have been
several flats recently, appearing largely to
result from heating. Now one has the
carcass ripped, and the only space remaining
a rip in the side wall.
June 25 San Ignacio, Baja Calif.
We stayed here only long enough to eat,
then drove onward. Went 23 miles to Rancho
Jos Martinez. The most outstanding
characteristic of this place was a stout
and chilly wind blowing across the
flat plain. There was a windmill which
pumped water into a low concrete tank
and a long narrow trough, also concrete.
These were ideal for bats to come and
drink, but we found that only a few
were out in such a wind. I saw one
blow by rapidly, and Grant shot an
Eptesicus and Myotis californicus. Later,
when almost dark, an occasional bat
flew over the tanks, but almost always
when there was a lull in the wind.