1892 
Tlalpam 
(I'exico) 
Hu.it zilao 
(Morelos) 
shall be disguised tinder the name of her saints. 
Inside the chapel a constant process!on of the faithful went on 
with bending knees and fervent kisses bestowed on the floor, the glass 
covers to images, etc. From the wall of the stairway, a picturesque 
view of the city and valley with its surrounding mountains and the 
surging multitude below is well worth a pilgrimage for one of the out¬ 
er world, 
Tlalpam Botes* She woman keeping fonda wanted skunk bodies, saying 
that their flesh ms very good for bad blood. In Irolo, a young sold¬ 
ier wanted skunk bodies because the meat was a good remedy for syphilis. 
I was told that a couple of Spaniards hunting near Ajusoo in fall 
before we came there were robbed by the Indians who came up pretending 
to wish to see their game and suddenly seised the men and took their 
guns, etc. The Indians here have the name of being great thieves, but 
rarely commit murder, 
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Cta December 8th and 9th, clouds gathered about tops of Popocatepetl 
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and Istaccihuatl and concealed them while the wind blew in gusts in the 
valley. On the latter date, the clouds drifted in fragments across the 
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valley, torn from the mss on the mountains. In early morning while 
the sun is shining on east side of Iftaeeihuatl, the vast mss of west 
side of mountain is a deep blue black contrasted with the ghostly form 
of the white woman. At intervals long, filmy strata of fleecy white 
clouds drift athwart the mountain below timber line, showing In brill¬ 
iant contrast to the dark, wooded, shadow-brooded mountain side* 
December 27* After various aggravating delays, this morning we got 
off on horseback to cross the mountains to the State of Morelos. 
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According to our custom in travelling over dangerous roads, I went 
ahead with my rifle conveniently at hand while uy assistant rode about 
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