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58 Puerto Rico 16.

[[underline]] Station 352. [[/underline]] 
1 kilometer south of the pass on El Yunque road; about 16 kils. south of Mameyes.  From under dead bark took a single Scolytid.  Thick moss yielded nothing, though perhaps if I used a sieve I could find something. 

Came home same way as before, but spotted a place near town where the net might catch things over the road at dusk.

Planned to leave for Mayaquez early in the morning, to come back the same day.  

XII-23-36 Just about six o'clock this morning it started to rain.  So I gave up the plan of going to Maya-quez, and by nine it was permanently clear! Since it's a four hour trip, I need all day.  

Ruth and I wen tot town at ten. We went to the Horn Line agents, found that our reservations won't be settled for another day or two; went to the New York & Puerto Rico LIne to make sure that there is a boat to C. Trujillo at the right time; then to the office of the s.s. inspector, to ask if there is no way of tetting on the Horn boat here in San Juan.  There is a chance,and I am to call back tomorrow.  We went to teh Bank to cash checks; then some errands. 

The water is still off today. 

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Spent the afternoon on these notes, sorting specimens, and reaidn gform Beatties' "Green Laurels." We had dinner at the Miramar, and went to the movies to see "Don't Turn 'Em Loose," an expose of the parole system.  Good. 

XII-24-36  In the morning went back to the office of Mr. Thompson, the steamboat inspector.  He told me that the S.S. Claus Horn was partly licensed, but that the Captain had gotten peeved and had refused to go on.  Therefore there was no possibility of boarding her here.  He said also that under a recent ruling, we would not be able to take the East Asiatic's boat from St. Thomas.  He suggested the Pan-American Air-ways, which has just established a direct ser-vice to Jamaica.  After consulting the chief immigration officer we concluded that I am probably entitled to the 25% discount for all Federal employees.  This would bring the fare down from $95 to $71.  He also told me of a Swedish cruiseship (from New York) that may go from here to Jamaica sometime in January.  I'll have to check up on all of these on Monday.  Going by air would be fun, but it involves a good deal of trouble with baggage.  Most of it would have to be sent by boat weeks ahead.