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Puerto Rico 14. 

XI-21-36
In the morning went to Bailey's to get the sidecar.  I didn't need it but shouldn't leave it there any longer.  We had to replace the ball-joint nut that was broken last year, and it took us till noon to finish. 

Light rains in the afternoon, but before 4 o'clock I went to town to get mail.  It was practically all Christmas cards.  I had an unpleasant encounter with a Puerto Rican driv-ing on teh wrong side of the street, which ended with my showing my license to a puzzled po-liceman, and many loud words from the man, who claimed to be driving inspector. 

Ruth's letters from her family contained two checks for Christmas, which she insists are half mine. So I sent an order to Sherman for some books that I want. 

All three meals today we had at home.  But after dinner we both felt like going out, so we went to see "Devil's Squadron." Quite good.  

XII-22-36
The water was turned off this morning, except for a trickle downstairs.  All day we waited for it to be fixed in vain.  There was barely enough for drinking. 

I took the sidecar off this morning since it is a nuisance when only half parked. 

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After an early lunch I started for El Yunque.  I rode slowly as my stomach is not very well used to digesting en route.  The sky was rather cloudy when I reached the trails (2000 ft.), but it was dry.  I started sweeping along a trail, but stopped again at the fresh stumps. 

[[underline]] Station 351. [[/underline]]
Same as station 347 (and sta. 58), El Yunque, 2000 ft. 
A. From under wet rubbish on stumps took 49 Staphs (3 spp. of Piestinae-2 and 1 and 9, [[underline]] Philonthus [[/underline]] -6, 3 spp. of Aleocharinae- 17 and 12 and 2), 1 Carabid, 7 Hydrophilids, 2 Bostrychids, 1 Anthribid (?), 7 other caleoptera, and forficielids, ants, and larvae.  2 of the Piestinae are the same type as from the old cocoa pads; 1 is same as sta. 347, 9 are very flat with large heads, very distinct.  The 6 [[underline]] Philonthus [[/underline]] looked exactly like Crytobii.  One of the Aleocharinae is very distinct from any I've taken before.

I was interrupted once by rain, but used my canvas to keep dry, and went back to work. 

B. The rain spoiled the sweeping, which had netted: 1 Lampyroid, several tiny weevils, a few tree-hoppers, and many small spiders. 

I then followed the road over the pass (15 kil [[strikethrough]] ) [[/strikethrough]] from Mameyes), and down the south side to the present end, about 5 kilometers farther. 

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