1892 
The pass in which Salazar is located is an open park-like slope 
two miles across, surrounded by heavily wooded hills rising from 200 
Salazar 
(Mexico) 
to 1200 feet higher* The park-like open country is covered by a close 
sod and watered by many springs near its upper border. These flow 
with the min slope to the west into Lerma Valley. The smoke of the 
charcoal pits rises everywhere about on the dark wooded hillsides, 
showing pale against the sombre foliage of Abies religiose and Pinus 
montezuiaae whioh are the most abundant trees. 
Notwithstanding the cold, raw climate on these ridges, mice abound 
here in greatest abundance and seven species were secured including one 
Sorex. 1 Blarina. 1 Arvicola„ 1 Rejthrodontoinys. 1 Oryzoraya. and 2 
Sjtomys . A Iteotoroa. Sclurus; and 3 species of Geaays make up the main 
list of small species. 
I was surprised to get here a specimen of the common opossum as 
well as a Mephitis and a Conepatus . These mammals were all most abund¬ 
ant on the wooded hillsides where the large timber did not form too 
heavy a shade so that a good growth of smaller plants could thrive. 
Prom. 9000 to 11,000 ft. seemed to be the most populous area. Birds 
were more scarce, as the simmer residents had migrated. Small flocks 
°f Obooorls and Anthus with larger ones of a large species of Aimophlla 
frequented the park. 
From a high ridge fully 11,000 feet, a couple of Dendrortyx maor- 
ourus were brought me by a hunter. From the summit at this point a 
fine view is to be had out over the Lerma or Toluca Valley which has 
an altitude of 8630 It., and containing the large, shallow grass and 
rush-covered Lerma Lake, the head of the Lerma or Rio Grande the longest 
in the republic. 
Beyond this to the west rises the Voloano of Toluca (Xinantecatl, 
or naked man), 16,015 feet high. To the east, the slope is longer to 
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