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into the brush and’ tore off part of his pack and loosened the rest 
so that it slipped and frightened the mule into kicking till it was 
ull spilled off, then he bolted toward me, fearing a beating, so [ 
caught him and spoke kindly to him and quieted him, then the 
moso came and led him back to be repacked, and without an oath 
nor raising his voice, He is a remarkable man vf 50, does not 
smoke nor swear, wears leather sandles without stockings, has 
overall, shirt and sombrero, is married and with 9 chillren, 
Well! We pegged along and at 2,30 gothome. Everybody turned 
‘o greet us and were crazy to know about the gatos grandes and 
the trip, etc, So here ends the epic venture, the impossible! 
Well! A dios’’ 
Coutinuation of critical notes. 
We left on the 20th, Humidity had been at saturation for 2 
days, Reached the Cota ranch, 20 miles toward the mts. at 15:0 
It. alt., in 4 boara. Humidity 55 4. Excessively hot and dry, 
Was nearly finished by the heat though I had a helmit hat. Hud 
to get off and walk 5 times on the way, and had to lie down in thie 
stnd 3 times to endure the heat, but got there at 1 p.m. Water 
was very short at the ranch at the waterhole. After an hour’s 
rest we rode on to the Borego ranch at 1700 ft. alt., humidity 
42%. The ranch is a few hundred 
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calves which they released mornj 
as they came in from the hills en i 
They gave us supper and break fast of tortillas, milk, and meat 
. It was not so hot in the 
taller here and thicker. Saw one cardon with 
on the top. I saw a very few fruits of C 
like the petaiya (C. gu 
e brush is a little 
fasciation (cancer) 
Thurberi which are 
mmosus) but smaller and rarely 2 inches 
