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El Chico.
finally died. The crowd about the entrance was rather boisterous & about 100 soldiers & policemen were present to preserve order.
Pachuca Mar 20. Mon.
Was busy nearly all day getting ready for a trip to El Chico north of here about 12 miles.

El Chico. Mar 21 Tue
We left Pachuca about 7 this morning on horseback a moso came along with the pack-mule,

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El Chico.
Riding north through the canon from P. we got several fine views looking up canon of mines.
We soon entered a timberd country & found fir, a few pines & madronos & several kinds of oak. Reached El Chico about 10A.M.
3-Top & sides of head very dark gray, scapulars, back rump, olive frown. Upper tail coverts, tail, wings same as head. Chin throat breast lemon yellow, belly under tail coverts, under wind coverts white. White