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III tlio.se persons with the triunpets we think we recognize the priests, 

 who, aeeording- to the " l>rarration of Mechoacau," page 2.', "phiy trum- 

 pets and cornets ;" and troni uunierous graves we have dug up in the 

 neighborhood of our native vilhige (^uiroga(Cucupa), near Tziutzuntzan, 

 and various other reasons, we are certain that the one with the disk is 

 tlie chief priest. Further on we see the priest seated, with the disk in 

 liis right hand crossed by various lines like diameters. The trumpeters, 

 the man with the stail", the bird, the dog, and the eight heads are ail 

 prescuit, and we see besides a si)eeies of lierbaccous plant which might 

 be the lianie of a bon (ire or a column of air. Here only is the chief 

 priest represented with a red j'ac-ket. This [)art of the square has an 

 undulating line, which crosses its whole extent and denotes the road 

 fallowed. The inscriiition, which, as well as the others, was evidently 

 added to the linen at the tini(M)f the conquest, appears to be in theTar- 

 ascnin idiom. Aided by intelligent Indians, we have read, as we believe, 

 till' following: cualciiii(i/ifI((}i2)azco, place wheie one sets out 5 cualc, 

 ])!ace; uiuihf, where ; JaJip((za>, one sets out. 



No. 2. The chief priest resting, chatting ai)pareutly with another who 

 is on loot ; his disk without diametrical lines ; the staff thrust into the 

 ground before him ; the bird, censer, water vessel, the two trumpeters 

 playing, and only, seven heads; two groui)s of individuals separated 

 by a little eminence, i>yramid, or "yacata," apparently in conference. 

 Near the water vessel w'e meet with an object resembling a i^orringer. 

 The "yacata" is perhajjs a sepulcher or temple, or the two combined, as 

 we are led to believe by the things found in those still existing. The 

 inscription reads nuimualcOj which is not Tarascan, but appears rather 

 to be Mexican. We do not understand it. The line indicating the road 

 ])asses over the picture. The figure resembling a flourish which we see 

 in No. 1 is wanting. 



No. 3. The chief jiriest in the same altitude, but not addressing any- 

 body ; in front of him the censer ; further on the iigure like a flourish, with 

 the bird to all a])pearance perched on it ; at his feet the water vessel 

 and the i)orringer; at his sides the two trumpeters and the seven heads. 

 A short distance from the individual is an elevated beam driven in the 

 ground, and on lop of it is seen a puppet. Further on is seen the pyr- 

 amid or ^'yacata," and an individual in the attitude of haranguing a 

 group of six persons seated on the ground in an attitude which indi- 

 cates both weariness and grief. The line indicating the road is not 

 wanting. The inscription reads fei/enaltcan, and is to all appearance 

 of Mexican origin. 



No. 1. The chief in the attitude of No. 2; the censer nearer to him, 

 and then the staff'; the disk with diametrical lines; four heads; the 

 bird; the vessel; and the porringer. The trumpeters are Avantiug. 

 The flourish at the feet of the chief priest; the pyramid, and eight in- 

 dividuals in the same posture as iu No. li. No inscription. 



No. 5. The priest, on foot, always with the disk in his right hand, ap 



