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widest part is nearer the stem than bow and the keel curves longer 
Lerma 
(Campeche ) 
than the stern. The Indians propel them by long narrow paddles and 
ean move them at the rate of 6 or ? miles an how, I should judge. 
There is a rather queer spider here. Its nest is an inverted sack 
of webbing which twns water in the top of the inverted bag the eggs 
are raised and young hatch. The webs are very strong. Their favorite 
locations seem to be between the wide spreading branches of the maguey 
where they swing their nests. Often a nest between each of the leaves, 
and in a maguey field between the points of different plants. Looking 
through a field toward the sun, one can see hundreds of nests with their 
webs shimmering in the sunlight. 
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On the mountains separating this from Valley of Mexico grow fir 
and at least two species of pin©,- on© 3-leaved, the other 5-leaved. 
The cones of the 5 leaved species have slightly rounded points. Low 
down on the slopes grows a kind of oak. There are a few shrubs but the 
woods are free from underbrush. 
In addition to the bird© taken at Salazar was two specimens of 
grouse. 
The natives of Mexico seem to be great for keeping pets of all kinds 
(animals and birds). A few of the kinds are dogs, oats, pigs, burros, 
babies, and in eages almost all kinds of common birds, such as different 
kinds of doves, parrots, finches, solitaires, and even some long-legged 
Traders j also squirrels, pink-eyed white mice, rats, and rabbits. 
lev. 23 - (Thursday) , Weather is still cold and until 9 o’clock in 
morning is foggy. 
To butcher an animal in this country they lead it (cattle) into a 
yard where the ground is tolerably clean. Ihile fastened by the head, 
one man throws a loop on the two hind feet drawing -them together* three 
or four pull on the rope and the animal is thrown. Then the front feet 
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