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JE Simpson,
1938
[Bahia Kino] Puerto kino, Sonora. May 4, 1938, continued.
toward P. Kino; ravens and turkey-vultures were
in flight; also yellow-headed black-birds.
Here at Bahia Kino looked up Senor Renando
Comou whom Dr. Benson met when here two years
ago; at that time there were only 8-10 shacks
now there are that many dozen. It is the largest
of the fishing villages we've visited on the Gulf.
Senor Comou is a St. Marys (California) alumnus
and the local big-game hunter. He claims to have
shot about forty mt. sheep and to have guided
Winthrop, Brisbane, and others [illegible] on hunting
parties. He told us of the former abundance of
antelope and how it easily was to kill them by
giving chase in an automobile — said the ant-
elope could run 50 m.p.h. easily; he said he chased
one nine miles averaging over 40 mph all the way.
He confessed that they had been wiped out here due
to this practice: now no antelope are to be found here.
May 5, 1938.
With aid of Senor Comou, who made arrange-
ments for Dr. Benson's previous trip to Tiburon Island,
a fishing boat was contracted to take us to the
island. We selected our equipment, trucked it to the
beach from which it was doried to the small sailing-
skiff. As there was too much wind to make the crossing
an early morning start was arranged; so we camped
on Senor Comou's doorstep instead of driving outside
of the village as we did last night.