1927 P.I Los Eses miles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador February 1, 1927- At nine o'clock this morning we left La Palma for the region of Los Esesmiles thus called by natives of this part of the Department of Chalatenango. Los Esesmiles, the highest point of which is near the Honduranian and Guatemelian borders of the republic is a northern point of land just east of the Rio Lempa and is probably the highest mountain in Salvador. We were able to secure only two pack animals and so had to goon from La Palma leaving half of our equipment behind, and ourselves "footing it." We soon reached a red clay dirt after leaving the chalky trails behind at La Palma at an altitude of 2450 feet. The trail snaked back and to on the steep ridge as we climbed on. At times we were in pines then as we would twist around to the south slope we would enter oak like brush mixed with fewer and smaller pines. About two thirty P.M. we stopped to take lunch in a small native hut where they grew small patches