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"The freight cars jumped the track
on a bridge over the Vilecorte
river but remained on the bridge.
We were delayed about half past
four. Mr. Brown, the assistant
RR manager says that
Vilecorta is the best station
for Vicunyo, that is between
tere and Cincoro alto is
the best shooting country.
Between San Pablo & Trista
station we saw on just
onea mine. A fresh lava
flow ran into the valley
at this point and the
people erected a temple
at this point to stop the
lava flow. I can easily
describe spalatal columns of
adobe some 4-5 feet high,
placed in a row on a rock
foundation.
We reached
Checuerpe station at dark
& ran very slowly afterdark
into Cuyo, where we arrived
at 10:30. At the station we
loaded his baggage on a mule
drawn sleigh car which passed
the tracks a few yards from
the station & Mr. Butler unloaded
the baggage & left the car back.