1892 
Nahuatzin 
(Michoaoan) 
Patzcuaro 
(Miohoacar.) 
From this same hill came an ancient copper ax (of the same pattern 
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as those of iron in use today) which I bought in Nahuatzin, From a 
native silver-smith in Nahuatzin I bought several ear-rings of the 
patterns in caramon use among the people, The smith works with a rude 
bellows and charcoal fire,- a pair of scissors, tweezers, hammer and 
one or two other small, rude implements producing remarkably skillful 
results, . 
The houses at Nahuatzin are like these in the village already des¬ 
cribed. During my trip in the hills, one of the men of the village 
had returned from a trip to Uruapan bringing from there a stock of 
wooden trays of various sizes lacquered and painted with flowers by 
the Indians of that locality. Several were bought by me. He was on 
his way to Morelia with them. 
The priests of this district are peculiarly oppressive, to judge 
by the tales I heard. Still, I got most of uy information from a 
missionary, and I find that this is not the best source to go for such 
notes If one wishes to be reliable. 
The Valley of Nahuatzin is a long, irregular basin among the wood¬ 
ed hills and its drainage is to a small stream flowing down by Uruapan. 
The hills rise to a height of from 9000 to 9800 ft. about this basin 
and are covered by a fine growth of Pinus montezumae . On north slopes 
of the higher hills are seme Abies religiose and Alnus. and abundant 
lupins of rank growth under their shade, 
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On October 15th we returned to Patzcuaro, taking a large canoe with 
4 paddlers from the shore of the lake next Nahuatzin. The trip across 
the lake was an enjoyable one with the changing effects of the evening 
skies on the surrounding hills making a most fairy-like scene as the 
rich colors of the sunset lit up the eastern shores and hills with 
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