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Quadrat
1948
Journal
147
June 30 Santa Rosalia, 10± ft, Baja California (Mina La Zonta).
able to get close enough to net four of them in
one swing of the net while they were still hanging
and obtained 4 immature adults. In addition
one Macrotus californicus was caught there. In this
mine the curious red splotches seen
on the rocks outside
the cave at Mulege were seen again. They are just
the right color to be the juice of the Cardon fruit
which is ripe at this time. It is possible and
probable that one of the two species in this
mine carried it in. It was very hot outside
and in the mine when it was investigated (about
3:00 PM). We were soaked in perspiration from the
slight exertion of walking into the tunnel while bent over. Only one entrance existed to the mine
and there was practically no air circulation.
June 30 San Luciano, 100± ft, 5 mi S. Santa Rosalia, Baja California
San Luciano is a small mining town 5 miles
by road south of Santa Rosalia. It is built in the
south-facing slope of a large hill and is of the
same type and ownership as Santa Rosalia. It
is surrounded by the same type of terrain as
Santa Rosalia, ie soft sedimentary wave material
flooded with the round boulders of alluvial mater-
ial. The hills of this river-washed region consist
mainly of small boulders embedded in soft silt
matrix and support only sparse vegetation; only
a few small bushes seem capable of growing in it.