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and pulque are grown here. 
Chalchicomula 
The morning (April 18th) was occupied in arranging with the men 
buying ropes, rush mate, and provisions for the trip up the peak. At 
8 a,m. we were ready to go hut the man charged to have horses on hand 
y«at or day failed to show up and I had the pleasure of exercising some 
of the necessary virtue of patience. About noon it became evident that 
it would be impossible to got horses to stars today so I had my outfit 
carried back into the room and sent the ma I had employed back home 
instructed to be on ii&nd early tomorrow morning. 
Although I started in by seeing the Jefe Politico yesterday morning 
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and getting his word that he would send and get the outfit I do not 
seem to be much advanced toward it, The day is the finest one since I 
haw© been here,- clear, calm and bright and the snow peak stands up 
brilliantly white in the sunshine, 
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Mount 
Orizaba 
April 19. Mt. Orizaba, Last evening I went to the Jefe Politico 
and told him of ay failure to secure horses and he promised to have a 
couple of saddle animals on hand for me at 7i30 this morning. My men 
were on hand at 6 a.m, and I started the camp outfit off on the pack 
animals. At the time agreed upon the two saddle animals promised by 
the Jefe were on hand. They were about the sorriest beasts I have used 
in the country but we were not in a position to object so mounted and 
set off with two of our Indian companions keeping us company on foot. 
he found it necessary to employ 4 men,- two guides to make the ascent 
with us , one man to look after the horses and another to keep charge 
of camp and our outfit during cur absence. All were Indiana who live 
in a small Pueblo a few miles out of San Andres at base of foothills. 
The two guides were men who have worked gathering sulphur on the peak. 
We were soon outside of the town and passed for miles along a 
winding road that led through sandy fields covered with starting wheat. 
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