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10/7/1925
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October 7, 1925 - sick
October 8, 1925 - clear in
the morning but rained in the
afternoon. I put up some bats
that we collected at Jimerto mine.
Still feeling "junky."
October 9, 1925- Clear day; rained
at night. We left for San
Salvador which is about four
hours mule back ride nearly
due east of Divisaderos, and
about the same distance S.E. of
Monte Mayor. As I was feeling
some better during the afternoon
I got a guide and went into
one of the old mine tunnels.
Near the opening I saw many
Salvador brown bats. These little
fellows were clinging to the rock
walls and poles along the ceiling
or roof of the tunnel. Further
back there were hundreds of
Brown leaf-nosed bats, Yellow leaf-nosed
bats, and Gray leaf-nosed bats. Half
grown young were clinging to
many of the females. As I was
not feeling well enough to make
up specimens I did not collect any.
Where the tunnel had caved in
and blocked the passage I saw
many Raccoon tracks in the mud.
My guide said the Raccoons eat corn,
fish, and chickens.
October - 10, 1925-
Back to Divisaderos. No rain