Quest 1948 Journal 34 April 25 Mina La Fortuna 2350 ft. 2 mi. N Laguna Secachapala, Baja California. Are now camped at the stamp mill section of the old La Fortuna mine in the foothills rising from the north end of Laguna Secachapala. The air is still at the time of writing and the temperature 58°F (9:30 P.M.). A cool breeze was noticed from 3:00 P.M. and just died down. The sky is clear and not a cloud has been seen all day. The terrain here is of highly metamorphic rock, that on the surface being reddish. The hills are sparsely vegetated, short shrubs, cholla cactus and occasional ocotillo noticed. This dry lake bed is the third of a series of dry lake beds traversed since Catavina. The lake beds seem to be descending this one being lower than the previous two, etc. The second lake bed contained a spectacular mountain of huge granite boulders in its center. No water available since Catavina. April 26 12:30 P.M. Had a bat hunt in the mine digging last night from 10:30 to 11:30 and this morning at 6:30. Caught by nets were 8 Antrozous and 8 Choeronycteris mexicana. Bats were caught in shafts and pockets leading off stopes in the