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CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXV. 



First Visit to the Silver Mine at Themascal tepee Page 79 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



Excursion from Mexico to Tezcuco, Otumba, and the 

 Pyramids of St. Juan de Teotihuacan, and round the 

 Lake of Tezcuco ..... 113 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



Second Visit to Themascaltepec. — Ceremony of taking 1 Pos- 

 session of a Silver Mine .... 156 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



Return from Mexico to Xalapa . . . 172 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



Xalapa. — General Vittoria. — Rural Fete. — Religious F£te 

 and Ceremony at Tilotepec. — Visit to a Cavern, and 

 Valley of Lava. — Departure for Vera Cruz . . 182 



CHAPTER XXX. 



Excursion to Tilotepec, and Religious Fete of the In- 

 dians ....... 195 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



Journey from Xalapa to Vera Cruz —Road to Mexico. 

 — Duties and Expenses on Merchandise. — Contraband 

 Trade— Mines . . . .215 



