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until we came to a grove of small spruces. After 

 about half an hour's walk we arrived at a lake of about 

 an acre or so in extent called Hermit Lake, which is 

 a very famous collecting ground. It has a muddy 

 shore and is full of broken trees around the edge, and 

 is said to have some very rare water beetles. 



Leaving Hemit Lake we walked along at a brisk 

 pace through spruce woods, up and down hill, for at 

 least four or five hours — it being dark when we reach- 

 ed the carriage road. The trail came out at the two- 

 mile post, which we had passed going up the mountain 

 in the morning. I should think we had walked some 

 twenty miles and I would advise people who intend 

 making this trip to camp at Hermit Lake for the night 

 at it is too much to do in one day. 



(to be continued) 



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To the Editor of The Lepidopterist : 



I live in New Mexico and have a small collection 

 consisting mostly of local species. I would like to in- 

 crease my collection by exchange. I have not been 

 successful in making exchanges. Why can you not 

 organize an exchange club? Collectors from various 

 parts of the country could send their duplicates and 

 lists could be issued from which selections could be 

 made. The dealers pay so little for what you send 

 them and charge so high for what they sell you that 

 it is discouraging for a beginner. Why can't The 

 Lepidoterist start such a plan? 



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