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been lost here in the surf. Fortunately our weather has been very 
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San Bias 
fine and perfectly smooth at the landing place. 
. Jan, 22 
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From near Mazatl&n to San Bias the coast country is mainly low 
Manzanillo 
(Colima) 
Jan, 23 
with hills and mountains rising in the interior. From San B, to 
Manzanillo the hills border immediately on the coast nearly all the 
way with rocky islets in places and at the Bay at Manzanillo are 
rocky headlands. This place is situated on a narrow strip of sand 
beach at the base of low, steeply inclined, and brush-covered hills. 
The town extends back through a small gap which leads to the long 
lagoon which lies just the other side of the village to the south,- 
and extends nearly to the mouth of the Armeria R. This lagoon is 
shallow and is a favorite resort for many water birds and crooodiles. 
We anchored off the town in the evening and I remained on board 
till the next morning so to get my baggage through the Custom House, 
Jan, 24 
Took my traps ashore and delivered my letter from the Mexican 
Minister at W, to the head of Custom House here, and the letter at onoe 
passed my baggage without examination,- a courtesy I appreciated as it 
would be a great job to open up my numberless parcels. 
Found quarters in a miserable hotel, the best the town affords. 
It is a rude board structure with open cracks out of the sleeping 
rooms. Seme ladies of easy virtue ©n route to Colima occupied adjoin¬ 
ing quarters and made night hideous with their wrangling and drunken 
admirers, s ■ 
Jan, 25 
Our traps which were set along the side of the lagoon near trails 
contained one ooon and two opossums this morning 0 The coon almost 
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