Murray 1948 Journal July 13 One of the tires blew but not the one expected. With a strange burst of good fortune we landed by a rancho which had a pile of tires left by a passing truck which was hauling them south. Two were the right size and we decided to spend the night there, settling the deal in the morning. A few bats flew in the evening, apparently all pipistrelles. Later we gathered hopefully around a large water tank which was adjoined by a much larger tank with just a little area in the bottom covered with water. A few bats came, but it was too difficult to net them. July 14 8 mi N Rosario, Baja Calif. Two tires were secured and we managed to get all the way by Rosario before breaking down again. This time it was a rear spring of the Dodge, broken in two places. Dr. Benson went back to Rosario with fair assurance that a blacksmith there could fix us up. Our spot here is in a broad canyon, pretty well leveled off at this point. We are at the base of a steep hillside