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advised taking the soldiers to the camp,in the hope that it might have 
a salutory effect on the labor agitators. 
The first two days in camp were largely spent in unpacking and 
getting organized for the work ahead,and in assisting Mr.Stirling in 
arranging his troubles with the laborers,by acting as interpreter 
during the long-drawn negotiations between Mr.Stirling,the Lieutenant 
and the officials of the village. Due largely to the firm stand taken 
by the Lieutenant,and the diplomatic manner in v/hich the matter was 
handled by Mr.Stirling and the Lieutenant,everything was very satis¬ 
factorily settled,and there was never afterwards the slightest 
friction with the people of the village of Tres Zapotes. 
Collecting was actually started on January l?th,but the weather 
continued very bad,one "norte” after another,with more or less rain 
every day,and with temperatures ranging between 50 and 60 F. 
This type of w'eather lasted until January 30,when we had our first 
fairly warm,sunny day. 
In spite of the weather handicap,shooting was carried on almost 
daily and 116 specimens were taken up to the 30th.,when I packed up a 
small outfit and returned to Tlacotalpam on the 31st. 
It had not been my intention to work in Tlacotalpam until later,but 
since the Stirlings and Stewart were going down at this time for the 
big '’fiesta” to be held there, in order to get moving pictures in color 
of the activities,I was persuaded to accompany them,in order to help 
Stewart w r ith his photography,by doing his talking for him. 
Due to the general confusion resulting from the prolonged "fiesta” 
it was not possible to begin collectin until February 5th,after which 
the work was continued without interruption until the 20th. 
During this time I /wade two trips down to the coast in order to 
work the Ioy/ range of old sand-hills which stretch for many miles along 
