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December 10, 1926 - Today
we visited Monte Cristo mine
west of Divisadero. I described
the tunnel rather fully last
year so shall not enlarge
on my description. The mouth
of the tunnel was caved in
so we had to enter through
a shaft, and had some
difficulty in gaining a passage
through a small hole on one
side of the shaft. There were
hundreds of Glbssophaiga flying
about and clinging to the rocks.
Nos. 12087, 12088, 12089, and 12091 were
taken. One Carolia, No. 12085, was
taken. There were perhaps
three dozen in the tunnel. I
saw several vampires, Desmodus
rotundus, dodging about behind
wooden supports for the mine.
I estimated their number at
twenty four. No. 12086 was taken.
I saw only three Diphyla. Nos.
12083 and 12084 were taken.
This vampire did not dodge
about and try to hide from
the light. I found them clinging
to the roof of the tunnel and
fingers flexing themselves
with their forearms. They were