Davis 1942 San Juan Mine, 1 1/2 mi S E Metafan /600', Dept. Santa Ana, El Salvador. April 3, 1942 from a Belgian mining engineer named Klerl, of a large lead & zinc deposit near Metafan. He built a road the 1 1/2 mi. from Metafan to the deposit, put up a large house, plumbing etc., installed steam & diesel pumps & hoists, etc. And assembled a staff of English and American engineers, & a considerable number of native workers. 300 tons of ore were taken out, & it was discovered that the lead & zinc were in the same ore & could not be separated. The mine closed, every--one went home, Kilauer lost something over $200,000, and we have a place to stay. The country is very barren and rocky, and arid. Prevailing growth on the foothills surrounding us is low scrub and scorched grassland, with extensive groves of small pines higher up. All my collecting equipment, in--cluding shot pistol, is at Los Essumales. I have only 1 quart jar and a pair of nail scissors. Ants and I caught an Anolis apiece. There is a large lizard found commonly here, in the rocky stream bed running past the mine, in scrub, and in the agave fences which are numerous about here. They resemble Ameiva in shape, scalation, & ectrois, but are spotted with yellow on all their upper sur--faces. Since Ameiva is abundant here, I think that they are very large adults of Ameiva undulata, and will refer to them as such. The only difference