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Picket on the Rio Grande, 8 MoroB were killed by crocodiles within 
one year. One, an old nan, died from the effeots of the bite of a 
orocodile measuring less than 5 feet in length, which tore a large amount 
of flesh away from his thigh. This oase was treated by Dr. Pipes. 
Sunday, Maroh 24, 1907. Left Manila at 4 P. M. on S. s. Mindanao. Arrived 
at Naujan (San Jose) Mindoro at dai'break. Landed at 8 A. M. March 25, 
and hiked to Lake Naujan. 
March 25, 1907. At Naujan (the largest town of Mindoro), we took trail to the 
big laguna at 9 A. M, and reached the stream at outlet at 11 A. M., 
walking. 
About noon we started up the Naujan River for Laguna de Naujan. 
The afternoon was spent on the Naujan River and lake Naujan. 
This lake is abott the size of Lake Buluan, Mindanao. It is bordered 
by lotus, which was the only we ter lily I saw. The shallows are densely 
grown with eel-grass (Valisneria), which has the pistillate flowerB 
lowered by a spiral twisting of the flower stem. I saw many fruiting plants 
and gathered some which were lost. 
Maroh 27, 1907. Passed through San Bernardino Straits, where numbers of small 
white terns were flying about the shores of small, rocky islands containing 
many caves. 
March 28, 1907. At Legaspi, Oenl. Wood, CqI. Ho^f and Capt. Dorey vent up 
to the post of Camp Baraga to inspect at 7 A. M. Dr. Freer and I remained 
aboard until 9 A. jj. 
