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Oct. 7, 1905. — Went ashore at Black Beach and followed 

 along the road, which is more properly a trail, quite a distance 

 inland. I saw no reptiles of any description except geckos. 

 This part of the island is thickly wooded, and has no large lava- 

 fields ; more green vegetation and soil 



Oct. 9, 1905. — Went ashore at Black Beach and worked into 

 the interior up to some springs south of the highest peak. 



Oct. 10, 1905. — Worked up to the top of the crater on the 

 highest mountain, but saw no signs of any reptiles whatever. 

 It rained quite often near the summit; so I worked down into 

 a valley to the south, and found clear open country with plenty 

 of cattle trails and everything green. Worked down toward 

 the coast with the ocean on the south side in view. No tortoise 

 bones were found. Nothing has been seen by any of the party. 



Oct. 11, 1905. — Worked toward the interior southwest of 

 Black Beach. The country is fairly open. Saw no sign of any 

 reptiles except geckos. 



Oct. 12, 1905. — Worked into the interior to see if I could 

 find any lizards or snakes. Found fine open country with 

 everything green, wild cattle, hogs, etc. Found no trace of any 

 reptiles whatever. 



Feb. 26, 1906. — Went ashore at Cormorant Bay. 



Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 1906.— Black Beach. No reptiles of any 

 description, other than geckos, were seen by any of the party 

 during their hunting trips on this part of the island. 



May 15-16, 1906. — Went in from Black Beach camping to 

 shoot cattle and lay in a supply of meat. Stayed two days, 

 and brought down two loads. 



May 17, 1906. — Stopped about an hour at Cormorant Bay. 



May 23, 1906. — Collected near Black Beach. 



May 24-June 1, 1906. — Stayed in camp getting beef. 



June 2, 1906. — Went up to the highest mountain on the 

 island, and climbed to the top. This tramp, like a long trip 

 around the south side of the island on the 25th of May, showed 

 no signs of any reptiles whatever. 



June 4, 1906. — Went up the trail to about 600 feet elevation, 

 and collected a few more geckos. 



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