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MiguePs hut. The subject was discussed in all its 

 bearings. All the excitement in the village had died 

 away ; we were alone and undisturbed ; Mr. C. had un- 

 der his dominion Bruno and Francisco, Don Miguel, 

 his wife, and Bartalo. We were very reluctant to sep- 

 arate, but it was agreed, nem. con., for me to go on to 

 Guatimala, and for Mr. Catherwood to remain and fin- 

 ish his drawings. Mr. Catherwood did remain, and, 

 after many privations and difficulties, was compelled to 

 leave on account of illness. He returned a second 

 time and completed them, and I give the result of the 

 whole. 



At a short distance from the Temple, within ter- 

 raced walls, probably once connected with the main 

 building, are the " idols" which give the distinctive 

 character to the ruins of Copan ; and if the reader will 

 look on the map, and follow the line marked " path- 

 way to Don Miguel's house," toward the end on the 

 right he will see the place where they stand. Near as 

 they are, the forest was so dense that one could not be 

 seen from the other. In order to ascertain their juxta- 

 position, we cut vistas through the trees, and took the 

 bearings and distances ; and I introduce them in the or- 

 der in which they stand. The first is on the left of the 

 pathway, at the point marked K. This statue is fallen 

 and the face destroyed. It is twelve feet high, three 

 feet three inches on one side, and four feet on the other. 

 The altar is sunk in the earth, and we give no drawing 

 of either. 



• At a distance of two hundred feet stands the one 

 marked S. It is eleven feet eight inches high, three 

 feet four inches on each side, and stands with its front 

 to the east on a pedestal six feet square, the whole rest- 

 ing on a circular stone foundation sixteen feet in diam- 



