1893 
Tetela del 
Vo lean 
Amecaraeoa 
(Mexico) 
Mar. 3 
to 
Mar. 6 
Tula 
(Hidalgo) 
March 
from the women and children and roars of laughter from the crowd in 
general. In the midst of the blackness of the night, intensified by 
the gloom of the forest background, this figure of erotic fiery sparks 
was diabolical enough. 
The most interesting result of this trip was the finding of 
Cytails poliocephala on the slope of the mountain above Tetela. 
On February 13 I engaged horses and made a short cut back to Ameca 
where I continued for the next 3 days, including a trip to the City of 
Mexico, preparing for a trip up the Volcano of Popocatepetl. On the 
evening of the 16th, I had a hemorrhage of the lungs,-* the sequel to 
the illness I had in Morelos. From the 17th to 21st, I kept quiet 
at Ameca and had no return of hemorrhages. 
On February 22nd, left Ameea with pack outfit and ascended to about 
' v 
11,000 feet on north slope of Popocatepetl where I camped under a rock 
shelter on side of a steep canon amid the pines and firs. 
For rest of this trip and ascent of Volcano Popooatapetl see notes 
following p. of this copy. 
Remained at Ameca recuperating from trip to Igtaocihuatl, and by 
cold compresses managed to allay the inflammation from our snowblind 
eyes. 
March 6th to 8th was in the City of Mexico attending to various items 
of business. 
March 9th: Went to Tula, the ancient capital of Hidalgo. It is 
situated about 45 miles north of City of Mexico just north of the low 
ridge of lava that forms the north rim of the Valley of Mexico. The 
town is a sleepy place with same curious old houses. It is in the 
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