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January 9, 1927
I and Jose Morales went after
hogs that were said to be here
on Volcano but we never saw
any or any signs of them. We trailed
through thick jungle for about
4 hours then we returned to
house at one o'clock hot & tired at
4 o'clock that afternoon I took some
small traps farther up on Volcano
for mice there is a bunch of
small tree like bushes growing
up where I set traps and quite
a bit of grass there to
Jan. 10, 1927
I went to look at traps upon Volcano
that I set the day before. Upon looking
at first trap it held a harvest mouse
which was not dead if being caught by
one leg & tail. This trap was placed
in a bunch of grass by a hole that
was perhaps 4 or 5 inches deep and about
three inches a cross, there was some
more grass & bushes close by and a
few pineapple bushes also where
I set traps but did not catch anything
then I went down in a ravine and set
traps in the lava rocks & ledges some
in bushes & grass. Here I caught