1892 
Packed our outfit on two mules at station and 
Nehuatzin 
Salazar 
two pack mules and moso. 
started for this place on a trip. Mr. Winton and assistant accompany- 
ing us to hunt for pleasure. A ride of about 7 hours brought us here. 
We were delayed some on the road. I had to go back and round up the 
mozo once or twice. Mr. Winton shot a Campephilus iaporialus on the 
way. We saw two on a tree about 100 yards from road. W. was the only 
man with shotgun in party and got one, shooting twice, 
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We skirted the Patzcuaro lake shore for a considerable part of the 
way, then turned off into the hills soon entering a good growth of pine 
( 3 or 4 kinds). Principal crop,- corn, wheat, and beans. Soil very 
deep and rich. Crops raised on lower slopes of hills and in little 
valleys. Altitude of hills 8000 or 9000 feet. Shape, round, very fine 
rocks or cliffs. No oaks seen in this part of hills. They raise apples 
and peaches here. Saccaton grows in saddles between hills. A yucca 
passed on road today measxired over 18 feet. Diam. at bases 8 ft. @3iam. 
6 ft. from ground) was estimated to be 50 ft. in height. People here 
nearly all full blooded Tarascans, Birds seen: Bluebird, Campephilis 
imperialis. Brown Pipilo, 2 sparrows, 2 sparrow-hawks, eagle with black 
patch on top of head, Jacana, grebe, diver, ducks; blue jays heard. 
Camp near Nehuatzin, Oct. 8 - Left Hehuatzin about 11:30 and camped 
in hills. Birds killed: 1 snowbird, 2 hummers. 
Oct. 9 - Six Arvicolas. 3 shrews, 1 Ivory bill, 1 sparrow. 
Nov. 2 - Left Nahuatzin, Michoacan, Oct. 13. Rode to Arondiquero 
on the lake shore and then took canoe for Patzcuaro. Mammals taken at 
Nahuatzin: Sorex. 8; Arvicola, 23; Reithrodontomy s , 10; Sitomys, 7; 
Ge grays, 10; Sciurus, 2; Mephitis, 2; Cariacus, 2. Nasua not taken but 
said to be found. 
Left Patzcuaro about Oct. 19 for Salazar. Animals taken at Patzcuaro 
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