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buc was reliable. So the next day he came with 5 mules and said 
he would take me up for 10 pesos a day, I'to pay for feed and grub 
hich was very reasonable, $5a-day. I'will leave the dctails of 
this terrible trip to @ private letter written to a friend on the way 
ac 
Pelota Ranch, at foot of 
Laguna mts, L, Cal. 
Midge; 
Well, I have seen the ”enemy‘* and he is mine. I am now 
about 20 miles east of Todos Santos, just beyond the "Ultima 
k 
It was 
three days till I got a Mexican to take me to the top of the Lagu- 
nas for 10 pesos a day, with 3 pack mules and saddle animals. 
Next a. m, we started and I had Purgatory riding but not so bad 
endwise once and sidewise twice. When I saw his tail and legs 
flopping in the airI said to myself” The eed", bat we Al 
t th his feet and he was unhurt 
adie coe nae repack him and put his pack on his 
way, abandoning the mule 
Presumably to be eaten later on by the gatos gr andes epacthiern). 
like a fish ¢ walk much, Got very hot and drank water 
‘ke @ lish, Had to stop often to cool off. By noon got up to 
men went down in the gulch after 
: Aft ddled 
up and climbed the rest of the day till § rapa = phe eet + 
the top, 7800 ft. alt Then down agai i i 
; - alt. gain a mile or two to a little 
_— meadow called Laguna Chica. I wanted to camp here, but 
© boys said to go on to the real Laguna which is a big laguna, 
