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was a remarkable exception to the inn-keepers I have found in the country so far. He began at once to arrange my quarters and during the entire time of my stay exerted himself in every way to assist me in my work-

I remained at this place until the 24th inst. working about the vicinity.

This is the centre of a small mining district and two sets of works are running silver over through by the patio process. At once place a large enclosure has a set of 10 or a dozen arrastras at work with mules- machinery of a clumsy style is used for making power with the others.

Just to the north of the town is the long shallow Laguna Magdalena some 5-8 m. broad & 20 or more long & but a few fathoms deep. It contains a couple of islands near its eastern shore and one of these was the refuge of the indians where beaten by the early spaniards. In this island they fought the invaders for a long

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