1893 
Chihuahua. 
after taking up j^r traps in which I caught one Neotoma and 3 long-tailed 
Sitomys. w© started off for Galeana mine which was said to contain hats. 
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We found quite an extensive mine. There were innumerable long tunnels, 
levels, and drifts. W© visited what is known as the "Cueva de Crystal" 
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at the foot of an inclined plain about 200 yards from the entrance. 
There were several large natural chambers, the walls, floors, and roofs 
all of solid whit© crystal, except in some places where it is quite soft 
and lies on the floor in huge soft blocks looking very much like snow. 
W« searched in many parts of the mine going through imuaerabl© and 
apparently almost endless tunnels which went up and down and wound around j 
sometimes there was only just room, enough to crawl through, and again we 
went through groat chambers SO feet wide and at least 78 feet high. We 
looked everywhere for bats but although large quantities of dung occur 
in many places, the bats seemed to be all gone. W© finally entered a 
part of the mine called "El Yalillo" j her© I saw the largest natural 
chambers and the finest crystals. There are no long stalactites or 
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stalagaites , but crystals several inches in length protrude in every 
direction from the walls, roof, and floors. Hear the end of this long 
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tunnel and series of chambers is a large chamber lower down than the 
others and only can be reached by climbing down through a well-like open- 
ing for about SO feet. In this, I found rose-colored crystals and white 
clear ones of many shapes and kinds. We carried only tallow candles 
but the walls and roofs sparkled like snow. It is rather a rough and 
tedious trip for anyone unaccustomed to climbing but I thoroughly enjoyed 
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the three hows spent in the mine. There is another mine said to contain 
finer crystal® called the "P&sanero" in the vicinity which I did not visit. 
When we came out, we sat down on a heavy timber to eat some lunch when 
about a dozen quail flew straight to the mouth of the min® and alighted} 
one of them came within 30 feet of me. As I carried only a pistol, I 
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