X 



CONTENTS. 



relief. — Richly-carved Lintel. — Paintings. — The Castillo.— 

 Staircase. — Colossal Serpents' Heads. — Doorways. — Carved 

 Lintels. — Jambs ornamented with Sculptured Figures- — Corri- 

 dors. — Apartments. — Square Pillars, covered with Sculptured 

 Figures. — Rows of Columns. — Occupation and Abandonment of 

 Chichen by the Spaniards. — First Discovery of Chichen. — Se- 

 notes Page 290 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Departure from Chichen. — Village of Cawa. — Cuncunul. — Arrival 

 at Valladolid. — An Accident. — Appearance of the City.— Don 

 Pedro Baranda's Cotton Factory. — A Countryman. — Mexican 

 Revolution. — The Indians as Soldiers. — Adventures of a Demo- 

 nio. — Character of the People. — Gamecocks. — Difficulty of ob- 

 taining Information in regard to the Route. — Departure for the 

 Coast. — Party of Indians. — Village of Chemax. — Fate of Molas 

 the Pirate. — Discouraging Accounts. — Plans deranged. — The 

 Convent. — The Cura. — Population of the Village. — Its early 

 History. — Ruins of Coba. — Indian Sepulchre. — Relics. — A Pen- 

 knife found in the Sepulchre 325 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Departure. — Journey to Yalahao. — Stony Road. — Arrival at the 

 Port. — The Sea. — Appearance of the Village. — Bridge. — 

 Springs. — Pirates. — Scarcity of Ramon. — The Castillo. — Its 

 Garrison. — Don Vicente Albino. — An Incident. — Arrangements 

 for a Voyage down the Coast. — Embarcation. — The Canoa El 

 Sol. — Objects of the Voyage. — Point Moscheto. — Point Fran- 

 ces. — An Indian Fisherman.— Cape Catoche. — The first Land- 

 ing-place of the Spaniards. — Island of Contoy. — Sea-birds. — 

 Island of Mugeres. — Lafitte. — Harpooning a Turtle.— Different 

 Kinds of Turtle.— Island of Kancune. — Point of Nesuc— Sharks. 

 — Moschetoes. — Bay of San Miguel. — Island of Cozumel. — 

 Rancho estabUshed by the Pirate Molas. — Don Vicente Albino. 

 — Mr. George Fisher.— Piratical Aspect of the Island. — A Well. 

 — Plantation of Cotton.— Stroll along the Shore . . 345 



