Davis. 1941. Monte Cristo Mine, 700', Depto San Miguel, El Salvador. Nov. 28, 1941. Drove to this locality from San Miguel in early afternoon. The mine is about 11 mi. north of San Miguel. The country here was once heavily timbered, but the first growth has been cleared off to provide fuel for the mines hereabout. As far as the eye can see, a heavy Acacia succession has taken place, resulting in an extensive area grown to low, thorny scrub. The mine proper covers a fairly extensive area, and has numerous shops and buildings scattered about the property. The layout is controlled by E.P. Thompson, who showed us every courtesy upon our arrival. He had already cleared a space for our camp. Five of us spent the night in a house occupied by J.L. Leitz, a mining engineer who graduated from Stanford in 1940. Nov. 29, 1941. Spent the entire day setting up camp, in which we received invaluable aid from Thompson. Our campsite is on a knoll above one of the mine buildings, in a grove of trees which provide moderate shade. We are about 1/2 mile east of Divisadero, where Stitt and Van Rossem collected some 15 years ago. After supper Gealey and I went to one of the mine