XBL. 
Cuernavaca 
to 
Yautepee 
entire crop is thus lost, I saw the flies at work. They deposit their 
eggs on the lower or shady side of the fruit, as it is becoming yellow. 
These wormy oranges are sold to Indian peddlers who take them to all of 
the towns of this region as well as to the cities of Puebla and Mexico, 
and sell them. The fly is one of the flat, triangular winged species 
about the dimensions of a common house-fly. 
One of the orchard owners told me that he thought this pest was due 
to the custom of planting corn, alfalfa and other crops in the orchards. 
The vegetation and birds about Yairbepee are more nearly of a tropi¬ 
cal character than at Cuernavaca, but there is but little change in 
maiffifials. The fever I contracted at Cuernavaca beoarne worse here until 
it began to run me down rather alarmingly and I finally decided to re¬ 
turn to the City of Mexico to recuperate. 
1888 
City of Mexico Reached City of Mexico January 18, and for the next 11 days rsmain- 
(Mexico) 
ed there. On the 30th had recovered sufficiently to go out to Ameea 
J anuary 
at SB corner of Galley of Mexioo at base of Popocatepetl and Istacci- 
huatl where my assistant lias been staying, 
■teeca is the seat of a chapel situated on a curious hill rising 
Mieoa about 400 feet from plain at border of town. This hill is covered with 
oaks, and madronos, with some cypress trees at its northern base, 
February 8: Yesterday left Ameea for Yeoapixtla, Morelos, and spent 
a large part of the day hunting horses to take me to Tetela del Voloan 
at south base of Popocatepetl, This was finally accomplished and on 
the 9th we proceeded to our destination, 
Tetela del Voloan turns out to be a miserable little Indian town 
among the pines at between 7,000 and 8,000 feet elevation on the couth 
slope of the Volcano, There was no house where we could find accomoda¬ 
tions, so we were taken into the local court room and office of the 
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