P. PEARSON 1950 28 and erase footprints - Temp at noon 30° Afternoon sunny with scattered clouds. Put out [illegible] 18 museum specials along the stream just behind camp where they can be picked up quickly in case of a rapid departure. Jacklighted about halfway to Villamiejo along the road and saw nothing until back to the stream by camp where I shined along the stream a pair of eyes smaller and more orange than fox. By the time I had made sure they weren't dog, cat, goat, sheep, or pig the animal had had enough and ran off upstream. Saw it once again at a distance. Maybe tayra? Maybe racoon? July 19 Nothing in traps. Light rain at dawn, perhaps ½ inch. Packed up everything and at noon packed by burro into Villamiejo where I was just finishing packing the collecting chest in preparation for leaving for Bogota on the morning train when the train arrived with Smith, the latter [illegible] Wates, and the cook. The latter 2 had been fired off and were on their way to Bogota. Savage & Heron had already gone to Bogota. But according to Smith there was no real emergency, the consul didn't want to see me, nobody had to return to the U.S. So I rearranged the equipment again and back to Cerbatana again. Made camp in some place after getting the poles back from Alfredo, to whom I had mailed them. No traps out but had some fun jacklighting. Many bats flying under the R.R. bridge and especially under and around a large leafless tree about a half mile further down the quebrada. Under this tree was the chipping