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not seized, 1 was doomed to some disappointment, for a day 

 or two later the soldiers took them while the boy was lead- 

 ing them to water. Through the efforts of the United States 

 Consul, the Chief of Police requested the Colonel of the reg- 

 iment to return them, which he did, with evident reluctance, 

 on the following day. 



COROICO AND VICINITY. 



Saturday, March 25th, was spent in tinal preparations for 

 starting, and the next morning we attempted to get away. 

 The mules, however, loosened their load and succeeded in 

 scattering supplies, etc., in the street, only two blocks from 

 the starting point. This affair caused some change in our 

 plans and I spent a day or two in securing a fletero and 

 also added two donkeys to the outfit. 



The road the first day was the same as travelled on my 

 previous trip. On the next day we branched off from the 

 Chulumani road, and ascended towards Coroico, descending 

 in the afternoon into the valley beyond ; a hard road, as the 

 numerous remains of mules and donkeys attested. The sides 

 of this valley were thickly covered by a growth of ill- 

 nourished trees, scattered in the thick impassable underbrush. 

 Butterflies became fairly numerous in this vicinity, and we 

 settled here for several days. 



On April 6th, we moved to another " tambo," Sandil- 

 lani, three miles below, where fair collecting was found. 

 On April 9th, after leaving Sandillani, the road led us 

 lower down into the valley, where we followed the stream 

 for several hours, reaching the foot of the hill, in which 

 Coroico is situated, about 4 p. m. Here we met a Bolivian 

 who ate bread and oranges with us and then invited us to 

 put up at his "finca." This we at first declined to do as 

 our prospective host was filled with very strong Bolivian 

 grape juice and we doubted his sincerity. Later he took 

 a long nap and on waking repeated his invitation and we 

 accepted. We reached his house at dark and supped on 

 soup, bread and coffee. He invited us to remain as long 

 as we pleased, and what was more satisfactory, told me to 



