416 THE POZO STONE. 



My reading of this second panel is, that the commencement 

 of the journey was peaceful [vicuna undisturbed], but an enemy 

 [grotesque picture of man] opposed, harassed and vexed them 

 [vicuna spitting], but they encamped beyond [circles past enemy], 

 afterwards encamping [large deep circle] in a less disturbed region 

 [peaceful vicuna], but their enemies were too powerful [breaking up 

 of encampment], so that part of the tribe went to one side of the 

 enemies' country [area in which spiteful vicuna is] and sought, by 

 means of a trail [thin zigzag path], to find a wider escape, but main 

 portion of this part of the tribe [thick line] reached a land of plenty 

 [deer] . The major part of the tribes went by a sinuous path [heavy 

 line up the stone] around the enemies' country [area of spiteful 

 vicuna], resting with uneasiness [no corral formed] during the 

 journey. 



The third panel shews a King in his robes with outstretched 

 arms addressing the tribes, for both paths which run so sinuously 

 around the enemies' country meet in him. Beyond and below the 

 King is a dotted circle, near to an irregular patch, which is probably 

 a river-fed lake. Above the King and to the right is another circle, 

 and near, a cluster of confused circles, incomplete in their design. 

 Close to them is a triangular patch, undoubtedly a lake. Above, 

 nearly touching the clustered circles, is a man with upraised arms, 

 and fire proceeding from his eye, dotted circle lies to his right. 

 Below, is a finely incised coiled serpent with its head near to that 

 of a second figure of the King. The King, here, has a battle axe 

 which he holds over a sacrificial stone, beyond which stands a man, 

 the sacrifice, with his arms chopped off. The human figures in 

 this panel are very well executed ; and the sacrifice in outline is so 

 much like themselves, that I am inclined to look upon him as one 

 of the tribe, and not as a prisoner. The stone is attached to or rest- 

 ing on the ground, as were the Kekip-Sesoators or sacrificial stones 

 of the Toltacs, the founders of the earliest Mexican empire, and, 

 taking our proportions from the size of the man, is of somewhat 

 similar dimensions, 15 inches high and 14 inches in diameter. 

 " The ancient Toltacs drew blood from their own bodies, * * and 

 at times of great private or public necessity, when extraordinary 

 blessings were much sought after, such as the successful return of a 

 long-absent war expedition, * * * * this altar of the Temple of 



