3^2 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec, '03 



and in company with Mr. Ludwig Heldt, mining engineer for 

 the Mazipil Copper Company, went over the range to San 

 Pedro del O'Compo and back to Concepcion by the foot of the 

 mountains. 



The trail from Concepcion is one of the most picturesque, 

 and at the same time one of the most dangerous that I have 

 ever crossed. In many places the trail is cut from the solid 

 wall of granite, and one can look down hundreds of feet to 

 the bottom of the canons, and wonder how much there would 

 be left to send home if the mule should make a misstep. The 

 day was Sunday, and we met numbers of Peons with the whole 

 family of children mounted on the one burro, going to town, 

 there to spend and gamble away the whole of a week's wages. 

 Occasionally a game-cock would be added to the rest of the 

 load. 



About noon w^e reached the top of the range, 10,000 feet, 

 and were well repaid for the long, hard ride, for the view was 

 grand beyond description. After a short rest, we started on 

 the down trip, and reached the foot-hills about 2 p.m. Pass- 

 ing down an arroya, or canon, we came to a fine spring of 

 water, and stopped here for rest and lunch. In this dry water- 

 way I saw a species of Limeriitis that I was unable to take 

 or identify, but aside from this there were very few specimens 

 of interest to be seen on the mountains. The rest of the jour- 

 ney was through a barren cactus country. 



After returning to Saltillo, I started for the States by way 

 of Monterey, Eagle Pass, San Antonio and Kansas City. 



On the down trip through Texas, Oklahoma, and the Ter- 

 ritory, there was a great abundance of fine specimens to be 

 seen along the track ; but going back, everything had given 

 up to the dry, hot weather, and there was nothing of interest. 



The planters in Texas and the cotton country were feeling 

 like *' Jonah in the whale," for the boll weevil was at its worst, 

 and the crop would be cut short by several hundred thousand 

 bales. 



As soon as I can collect my data, I will send in a list of all 

 species taken on the trip. 



