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Town stands near edge of arid belt. Everything becomes very 
dry and arid west and south, and fresher and greener east and north. 
Collecting south toxmrds the Yaqui produced no new plants, but north 
along the railroad line was a little better, as the line rises among 
the hills. Soil is fertile but evidently too little rain as a rule. 
The forest, or vhat is left of it, is arid and dry; ferns very scarce. 
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Navarrete stands on new main road to Monte Crist^i 63 miles 
distant, liao about 16 miles distant. Guayubin about 36 miles distant. 
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PBtEMn^EL (formerly Barl^ara) tovm and station on railway 33 miles 
west of Sanchez. 
About 250 houses, a busy place. Provisions plentiful and* fairly 
cheap. Oranges the best in S.fi. It is about 2 miles north of tlB 
liiver Cajsi^, which is crossed by a ferry on road to Cot^^ and the 
capital (San Domingo } . 
Neighborhood largely natural savanna. Wild guinea fovd 
plentiful, but hard to get, also a good many ^^Boukera^^ Oedicnemus 
dominicensi s. 
A hotel of sorts exists. Did not try it. 
MAO Town of 250 to 300 houses. Near Mao Hiver and 2 or 3 
miles south of Yaqui Hiver. Near river bottoms land is rich and 
fertile but hills are dry and arid. 
Ivferket Saturdays only which is pretty v/ell supplied. Hiver 
L!ao one half mile east, good clear water, excellent bathing. One or 
two small eating places. (Hotel?) Jonkey boys bring river v/ater to 
sell in tins. Fruit scarce. 
Irrigation below (North of) tov/n - canal from the Mao. 
