of an Orchid Hunter. 



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the piece of rock 

 now being worked, 

 or, at least, not to 

 produce enough to 

 pay for the cost of 

 working-. 



The next place 

 of interest in the 

 neighbourhood is the 

 village called La 

 Palma. This is two 

 and a half days' jour- 

 ney on mules from 

 the emerald mines 

 in a north-westerly 

 direction, being situ- 

 ated much lower 

 than the Odontoglos- 

 sum crispum district. 

 The adjoining hills 

 produce most splen- 

 did forms of Cat- 

 tle) 'a 1 1 # rscew icz ii. 

 The ride is most 

 enjoyable, the track 

 lying through most 

 beautiful scenery, 



