1894 
Amecameea 
(Mexico) 
Popocatepetl 
January 5 
80 to 200 days to all •who do penances and other acts of devotion at 
this shrine,- these being authorized by bishops of Sonora, Monterey, 
Puebla, and Mexico* 
The hill of the Sacro Monte is almost entirely free from pines, but 
oaks and cypresses are common. The hill is built up mainly of volcanic 
tufa, some deposits of pumice near the top 5 in number ranging from 
2 to 6 inches in depth and these in turn are buried on the north side 
under a heavy layer of tufa of which I obtained a sample with some of 
the pumice. 
Secured my outfit yesterday and today Goldman and I, with 2 saddle 
horses, a pack-horse and packer with 3 Indian hunters, left for the 
mountain. We made camp on the steep side of a small canon at 11,000 
feet, My hunters were out all day and secured one specimen of Lepus 
diazi. one L, veraeruois. and one of the small kind they call Castellano 
here. We found firs, pine (upper sp.) and alders common here, with an 
abundance of the tall eaocaton. This latter grows mainly on northerly 
slopes in dense bunches 2 to 4 feet in diameter and often from 6 to 8 
feet high. Those bunches grow near together, so that often only small 
patches of ground can be seen here and there. The bases of the bunohes 
are matted with the old and new ©pass, and under them live Arvicola. 
Sitomr/s. Qryzomys. Lepus veraeruois. and L, diazl . The latter animal 
we found to bo very common as its little Arvicola- llke runways under 
this mat of grass were found everywhere in a perfect network. Owing to 
their keeping very close under cover they are extremely difficult to 
shoot, We put out many snares to try and get some in that way. 
As night closed down a cold wind came down the canon and my hunters 
were kept busy about the fire all night to avoid freezing, A severe 
frost occurring. The surface of the ground now remains frozen all day 
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