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in th Nally of Mexic
The superficial streams was running we
very muddy and discharge into temporary lakes.
These are valleys made here in Mexico.
At 9.30 we pass through a lava flow and
in the cut one sees the lava resting on the
adobe floor.
At Alpasco we are in Cretaceous hills. They
have quarries here. The broken rubble rolls down
hills and is cemented by the calcareous waters.
Have a picture of it. Floor of a mine shaft.
They seem to use mainly the surface tufa.
The Cretaceous hills all about are as usual
scattered and marshy in this a dry line. Be-
tween them is a flat valley and on top of it was
a small volcano. Have a picture of it.
The El Paso Toulca given his help to ground
surface about 70 feet. This is north of the station.
Toulca also are doubtful there are considerable volcanic
mountains.
Where the Cretaceous is present then the adobe
also has irregular layers of calcareous tufa.
From Endo it is a constant nine from me
rally (the Ends) into the Lagula. On the left beyond
Lagula there is just lava flow with a sharp