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thousand on horseback) exceeded 10,000, and although he usu- 
ally went over the routes traveled by the diligence, steamer or 
railroad, Mr. Ober kept his eyes open and records his experience 
in a graphic, pleasing way, and the illustrations, which are passa- 
bly good, add to the attractiveness of the narrative. 
On his way to Uxmal, which is briefly described and well illus- 
trated, Mr. Ober visited the water caves of Yucatan, which he 
thus describes : 
“An hour after leaving this hacienda we reached that of 
