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Torre and Alvarez were to go on for an examina- 

 tion of the mogote. This sharp peak is so impor- 

 tant a landmark to sailors that it has come to be 

 called the "Pan de Azucar." The name is, how- 

 ever, erroneously given, for the true "Pan" is the 

 greater mass of the sierra itself, and the so-called 

 "Pan" should be the "Mogote de Pan de Azucar." 

 This is in conformity with the localities given by 

 Arango when he visited Azucar, and the name 

 is correctly given upon a map prepared by 

 American army engineers just after the Spanish 

 War. 



There is need of better maps of this entire region. 

 The old standard maps of the Spanish cartograph- 

 ers, made half a century ago, are very incorrect, 

 and their lack of topographical data is a serious 

 omission. A few sheets prepared by the American 

 engineers covering parts of this region, though 

 hastily prepared and without careful triangulation 

 or positive measurements, are reasonably correct. 



Leaving Simpson to attack the Pan at the 

 nearest point opposite, the balance of us rode 

 off to the east, fording a river and following the 

 valley along slippery trails. At a point about 

 three miles east of the tienda and near the east end 



