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1927
January 13, 1927 - Today we packed our material and prepared to leave the volcano. We went to bed early as we had to get up at six o'clock to catch our train.
January 14, 1927 - While walking down the volcano at about two o'clock in the morning we heard a noise in the brush at the side of the trail. We flashed our electric lights in that direction and saw an anteater No. 12364, climbing a small tree. I approached within ten feet of it and fired into its ribs with a .410 shot pistol which had no effect on it. We then dragged it off of the tree by its tail and killed it by standing on its ribs. It clawed furiously.
January 15 - 20 were spent going to San Salvador and from there to Colina, Dept. Cuscatlan. Jose M. Morales killed another Anteater No. 12365 at El Carmen in Dept. La Union, on the 17th of January.