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The journey down the canyon of the Huarocondo was interesting. 
A stretch of 3 miles of straight walled canyon without fields 
human habitation extends from the junction of Huispang 
Creck to near the junction with the Urubamba River. I saw 
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no new birds or any evidence offmammals. The Kock formation 
was @ eer bes: ey or glate. The sides of the canyon ee 
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bushy. On the gS apie of ‘the sieok I saw many bushes pearing 
bright yellow pea like flowers on long slender leafless twigs, 
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the spanish broom, ¢S soon as we struek the Urubamba valley 
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we encountered a strong breeze blowing up the valley. In the 
valléy near tre road I saw much cholla céctus’ on hillsides 
and many pepprer trees. The sides of the valley are very pre- 
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cipitious aad’ broken by rocky points and ledges, 
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April 24th. T remained in Ollantaytambo at the station sorting out- 
fit and drying specimens. During the afternoon we had a heavy 
rain shower. In the garden “e ‘several wild cherry trees Oar 
fruit and also a native evant, | Gen & single bat/at dusk see * 
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April 25 - 26th. “Gontinued work at the station on the arranging of out- 
< Pit and the cataloging of the specimens thus far collected, 
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April 27th, | We, left Ollantaytanbo with pack train and outfit in the 
morning for Torontoy at tite head of the Urubamba canyon pvro= 
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per to hunt bears wh ich ae mol reported to be feeding om 
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riee—corn in the fields. I saw no new birds on my way down 
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except a svallow and a short tailed hummer, The Jeenery was 
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fine with many vieww of snow clad ranges on both sides of the 
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valley. Kock fo Cuarion euienis granite. Just on leaving 
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Ollantaytambo I saw two of the gigantic ti@rd stones laying 
in the road where they had been left canturies ago by the, 
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Acacias, Stentovivy and pepper trees, along the road. Made 
camp well down the canyon at tke lowest eomm patéh near the 
mouth of Torontoy Creek which has snow covared ranges at the 
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Mak forest is to be seen high up on the mountain side 
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