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9/28/25
HL
whiskers on his upper lips, On the way
(10522) out I shot a Hairy-legged bat. This species
as well as the Grizzly bat are undoubtedly
Vampires for they had blood in their
(10522) stomachs. The Hairy-legged bat was hanging
head down on nearly vertical rockwall,
but much of the weight must have
been supported by the forearms which
were laced out in front on either side.
After having a short rest in the open
and Mr. van Rossem having gone off after
birds I went back into the tunnel
with my shot pistol to look for [illegible]
more Vampires. Having noticed more
of the larger bats near the mouth of the
tunnel I resolved to search the lateral
laterals very carefully. About eighty or
ninety feet from the outer opening I
discovered one of the laterals that
had caved in leaving an opening
just big enough to allow me to
crawl through. Once inside I saw
that the tunnel extended upward at
an angle of nearly forty five degrees.
Several four inch poles supported the
ceiling. There were many bats [illegible]
clinging to the rocks and dashing hither
and thither, most of which were Brown
leaf-nosed bats, Yellow leaf-nosed bats, and Gray-leaf-
nosed bats.(several of the laterals were collected on the
first trip). I looked the place over carefully
throwing the bright ray of the "flash" into
every possible niche. At last up
nearer the top by a short thick chunk or
pole which was lying crossways of the
footwall I [illegible] saw something move
which looked much like a bat