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question is an important one, and fur- 

 ther work will be necessary here before 

 the apparent anachronism can be satis- 

 factorily explained. 



By specialization of work, it was pos- 

 sible to gather in four days sufficient 

 data for a preliminary report on the 

 site. Mr. Carpenter devoted himself 

 exclusively to the photographic record, 

 which involved considerable clearing. 

 Dr. Gann spent all his time copying the 

 mural paintings, while Mr. Lothrop 

 made the observations for the map, 

 ground plans, and elevations, and drew 

 an excellent panorama of the site. The 



"Temple 16" contains the best preserved wall paintings at Tu- 

 loom. These are on the inner walls of the outer corridor of the 

 first story, and portray the deities of the Maya pantheon in acts of 

 sacrifice. Niches over the doorways are filled with representations 

 in stucco of the human figure. This temple shows several different 

 periods of construction. Before a good photograph could be 

 obtained, the roof of the first story had to be cleared of its screen 

 of riotous vegetation 



writer copied the inscription on the 

 monument, drew the figure, and made 

 the general arch?eological notes on the 

 site. Dr. Underbill remained on the 

 '"'Corozal'' to watch the crew. These 

 cowardly fellows, with but one excep- 

 tion, flatly refused to leave the boat, 

 and spent the days and nights in dis- 

 cussing the "Indian peril," which was 

 never acute. Dr. Gann and the writer 

 slept on shore four nights without any 

 untoward interruptions. Evidence of 

 recent Indian visits to the ruins, how- 

 ever, was not wanting — meat-slings, 

 broken turtle-eggs, and candle-drip- 

 pings being found in sev- 

 eral of the buildings. 



But at last work was 

 over, and the moment for 

 leaving the ruins had 

 come. With profound re- 

 gret all bade good-by to 

 this romantic spot, so re- 

 plete with memories of an- 

 other time and people. 

 Our incursion was but 

 transitory, our noise of 

 occupation, fleeting ; and 

 again the crumbling tem- 

 ples were left to the soli- 

 tude of the bush, and its 

 all-engulfing vegetation. 



The "Corozal" weighed 

 anchor, and put out past 

 the reef to open sea. A 

 norther was raging out- 

 side, and for the next 

 twelve hours it was doubt- 

 ful whether or not the an- 

 cient craft would weather 

 the storm. Huge waves 

 crashed over her bows, and 

 all but beat her to the bot- 

 tom. She lost her copper 

 sheathing and when within 

 some ten miles of Belize, 

 her coal o-ave out. Fortu- 



