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make everyone welcome who comes there well they have come to Lima here especialy to see us well this lady told me that about 15 years ago a Captain coming along that way had a man on board a missionary who wanted to go way into the interior where the Indians sometimes practice canabilise canabalisiam, All advised him not to go but he presested [persisted] and went he was particulay marked by his red hair. Well nothing was ever heard of him but abut two years latter just below Pacasmayo [?] [page torn] another port on the way from Ecudor to Lima there is a tiny port and if the weather is not to rough the boats stop there (our boat did not stop there) Well there the Indians come from the interior and and sell their courious [curios] to the Boat well and indian came on the boat of this same captain with some of these mumied heads to sell they get about 100 to 150 dollars for one, among these heads the captain saw a little white faced one with red hair which he of course regonized by the hair as that missionary he braught down that way two years ago. This is a true story and the heads are genuine I have seen them. They have a nice Loo[?] and a lovely Museeum with these Inca relics in. Whilst Spoping [stopping] at the different

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