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1892 
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Ahualuloo 
(San Lais Potosi) 
August 24* left Hacienda La Parana 22 test. A backboard tod: us to 
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lyesal , a flag station on the railxoetdj there w© took the train hack 
San Luis Pctesi to Saa Luis, arriving at IT in the evening. W© found ©verything sjs we 
(San Luis Potosi) 
had left it in San Luis, Skins all dry and in good shape. 
Ahualuloo I left San Luis this morning on th© 7*30 train and gob off at 
(San Luis Potosi) 
Ahualuloo* I am her© expressly to try to obtain the species of 
of which t«j got Only 3 spec teens at Hacienda La Parade* ¥111 set as 
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many traps as possible this afternoon# Mr* Helson remained In Ban Luis 
to wit© up his .reports, I took a look about this forenoon said noticed 
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sparrow (snail) end a dark-colored bird with white belly which X took 
to he a flycatcher for the first time# 
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Th& country is very dry, resembling (Mr* H, says) Raath Talley* Cal, 
Light showers of rain fell during two days shot* 10 days ago. Ho rain 
since then. Weather dry, cool, and at times* especially early morning* 
cloudy, 
2Sie natives of this section have a rather ingenious my of raising 
miter far irrigation and other purposes called In Spanish ®noriac { *. 
consisting of 2 bevel wheels of wood with pegs about a foot long for 
cogs. She loser one is set in th© ground on an axle so the rim reaches 
th© water. Around the rim are arranged an endless chain of earthen 
bottles. Across th© top of the upper is lashed a wooden lever to which 
a mule is hitched turning it round and round 14k© a horse power which 
it Is in fast# She bottles fill at each revolution and empty themselves? 
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into a trough, 
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Ahualuloo is a small tomfthe host accomodations it affords are a 
rough# unplnstored mud room with sad floor and a sort of bench 4x3 ft. 
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