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P. PEARSON
1955
the lower part of the line in querns - grass with a mixture
of other shrubs and a spring-loved small pineapple. Rock outcrops
and stone retaining walls. In the upper part of the line only
querns and grass and finally pure grass with only meadow
rock outcrops. This is a fine bunch grass, not real rich, and
there is little bare ground because of [illegible] grassy covering and the
foliage flakes of quern bark, which have blown quite a distance
from the trees. Altitude at lower traps 10,400 ft., upper over
about 300 ft or more higher. Location unknown, probably near Tiroque Chio.
Heavy clouds pouring over the hills to the east only a few miles
from here (the forest [illegible] through), but still sunny here (4:30 p.m.)
5/2175 This camp 15 mi. ESE Tiroque, 10,500 ft. [Tiroque Chio of A.G.S maps] km.
Dew but clear. Traps among boulders below the wood in bunch, 6-footh
Buckhorn like bunch with only a little grass caught 1 osiel, bunch-grass-
querns about 50 feet away. The lower, bushy part of the other line
carried 3 Phoxas and 2 Abodon Bolivianus. The upper grassy
part caught 1 Gymnastis, 4 osiel, and 4 abodon. Hence, no
wolf-skin, and osiels living in more bunch than I would have
expected. Guinea pigs here.
Tiroque seems to be a notorious locality, even to the
native here, and is further confused by there being a village
"Tiroque" on the A.G.S. 1:1 million map plus a larger town
"Tiroque Chio." The people I asked referred to this Tiroque
Chio as Tiroque and looked blank at the name.
Tiroque Chio.
Drive across the rich country, then set traps at several
elevations about 5 miles W of Tiroque, 10,000 ft, but to avoid the
confusion I shall call it 10 miles NE Purite. This is another