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(46) Camp at Rancho.

view of the volcano of Orizaba all the way down.  We found we could work better from San Andres just above Esperanza so we waited until the next day, took the train back to the former place.  The town of Chalchicomula is about 5 mi. from the station of San Andres & in the direction we wished to work (Mt Orizaba) a horse car line connects the town & the station we reached Chalchicomula by it about 3 P.M. Apr. 8.  We got a room at Hotel Central

Camp at Rancho. (47) 

& I worked the neighborhood with fair success until Apr. 19 when having the bulk of our outfit at the hotel we started out on horseback with 2 pack animals & 4 men for the Mt.  We left town about 7:30 & rode up through what they call the Barrio above town.  A short distance above the place named we saw a great many birds of various kinds.  we crossed clearings where wheat is ripening & entered [[strikethrough]] thick [[/strikethrough]] a fine growth of vine.