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Letter I.— The Gulf of Mexico— The Goelette Halcyon— Her Pas- 

 sengers and Crew — The Bravo — Sunday on board — A Calm — The 

 Roadstead of Tampico — Prognostics of coming Evil — Morning before a 

 Storm — The Custom House Boat — The Norte — The Goelette is driven 

 out to Sea — The Halcyon returns to her anchoring Ground — The Bar 

 — The River Panuco — Arrival at Tampico— A second Norte . page 7 



Letter II. — First Hours in New Spain — Description of Tampico — 

 Inhabitants — Character of the Mexican — The European — The Indian 

 — Military — The Fonda de la Bolza — Pastimes of the Inhabitants — 

 Scenery of the Environs — The Bluff and the Rivers — Juliano — Insect 

 hunting — A Cure of Enthusiasm — The Garapatos — A third Norte — 

 Return of the Halcyon — Vexatious Detention — Pueblo Viejo — La Mira 

 — La Fuente — The arriero Ant — We quit the Coast — Tampico Alta 22 



Letter III. — Halt at Tampico Alta — Physical Geography of New 

 Spain — The Tierras calientes, Tierras templadas, and Tierras frias — 

 Description of the Party — The Masters and Servants, Juliano, Miguel, 

 Don Juan Espindola, Don Gaetano — Scenery — La Messa — " Aimable 

 et execrable Tampico" — Osuhuama, an Indian Village — The Rancho 

 — The Indian Cabin — The Inmates — Curious Scene — Indian Guile 

 — Santa Catherina — The Hacienda — Chicontepec — A storm — Miguel, 

 a borracho — Vale of the Sierra Mad re — The Cura's Seat — The River 

 Canada — Great Defile of the Canada ; Features of— Splendid Scenery 

 — Tlacolula — The Cura— The Mules— Miguel and Juliano— The 

 Monte Penulco — The Tierras templadas 38 



Letter IV. — Scenery of the Monte Penulco — The Tierras templa- 

 das — Juliano's Sickness and Defection — Zacualtipan ; Description of — 

 The Arriero's Home— A Day's Rest — Ruins — An awkward Adventure 

 — San Bernardo — The Agave Americana — The Cactus — Singular 

 Scenery — Rio Oquilcalco — Rio Grande — The Mountain of San Am- 

 monica — Hacienda Zoquital — Circuit to visit Regla — Puebla Grande de 

 Mittan — Hacienda and Barranca of Regla — The Amalgamation Works 

 — Real del Monte Company — The basaltic Rocks — The Cascade — 

 Dangerous nocturnal Ascent to Real del Monte — The Town ; Scenery 

 in the Vicinity of — A Visit to the Mines — The various Shafts — Mode 

 of working — An Indian Tale — Route from the Mines to the Capital — 

 San Mateo Grande — The City of Mexico — Features of the neighbour- 

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