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On the Mexican Highlands, with a Passing Glimpse of Cuba

INDEX

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Acambaro, 46-87

Acapulco, Highway to, 99

Alamo, The, 41

Anahuac, Valley of, 52

Ario, 107

Arrive at City of Mexico, 54

Azteca Mines, 135

Balsas, The Rio, 152

Boys, The Little Stolen, Etc., 214

Buena Vista, Battlefield of, 46

Bull Fight, A, 75

Cabaña La, The Fortress, 236

Cathedral, City of Mexico, 61

Charleston-Kanawha, Leaving, 15

Chocolate, A Cup of, 159

Church, Roman, 61-63-178

Churumuco, 155

Cima, La, 52

Comments on Municipal Methods, 172

Copper Industry and Utensils, 102

Cotton Lands of Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, 21-40-43

Crossing Florida Strait, 273

Cruelty of the Spanish Blood, 118

Cruelty, Spanish, Burying alive, 237

Cuban, A Mansion, 232

Cuernavaca, 188

Cuyaco, The Hacienda La, 123

Cuyaco, The Rancho, 159

Descending La China Mine, 137

El Padre, 95-187

English, Spread of the Language in Mexico, 174

Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadaloupe, 165-185

Fonda Diligencia, 97

French Market, New Orleans, 31

French Quarter, The Vieux Carré, 30

Garcia, Señor Don Licénciado Vicente Garcia, 170

Guadaloupe, Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadaloupe, 165

A Guest of “Señora General” Wood, 228

Gulf of Mexico, Crossing the, 212

Habana, 220

Havana, A Private House in, 231

Havana, Markets of, 225

Havana, The Opera House, 228

Hotel Concordia, 93

Hotel Iturbide, 55

Hotel Jardin, Mexico City, 264

Hotel Jardin, Morelia, 181

Hotel Metropolitán, 204

Hotel Morellos, 114

Hotel Pasaje, 221

Hotel St. Charles, 25

Incidents in Land of Heat, 161

Inguran Mines, 117

Italians in Mississippi, Etc., 22

Iztaccihuatl, volcano of, 53

Izus Hernandes, Our Mozo, 95

Jackson Square, Reflections on History of, 29

Jefe Politico, A, 109

Jesuits in Morelia, 180

Jorullo, Volcano of, 122

Kentucky, Passing through, 17

Lakes—

Chalco, 53-69

Cuitzeo, 88

Patzcuaro, 88-99

Tezcoco, 53-69

Xochimilco, 53-69

Llaños, Crossing the, 143

Laredo, 43

Lawyer, A Lawyer of Ario, 115

Military Macaws, 131

Mantillas, Buying, 202

Mariel, 264

Masonic Bond, Strength of in Mexico, 50

Masso, General, and the Revolution, 249

Matanzas, 254

Memphis, 21

Mexico City, First Impression of, 56

Mexico City, Characteristics of, 65

Mexican Travelers, 160

Michoacan, The Congress of the State of, 168

Mining, Antique Methods of, 129

Mina La China, The China Mines, 136

Mina La China, Descending the, 137

Mina El Puerto, 145

Mines, The Inguran, 117

Mississippi, Traversing State of, 23

Monterey, 45

Monterey, Passing through, 45

Moonlight, Brilliancy of, 100

Morelia, 89

Morelia, Description of, 172

Morelia, Life in, 176

New Orleans, Life and Color of, 25

New Orleans, Water Traffic, 37

Noria Mines, 134-150

Nuevo Laredo, 44

Orizaba, Volcano of, 203

Orphans from the Reconcentrado Camps, 255

Oropeo, Hacienda de, 132

Patzcuaro, Lake, 88

Patzcuaro, Town, 91

Pompano, Eating a, 27

Popocatepetl, Volcano of, First Sight of, 53

Prado, The, Havana, 222

Progresso, Yucatan, 212

Provincial Despot, A, and His Residence, 107

Pulque, 70

Pulque, Origin of Legend, 73

Rancho Nuevo, 120

Ravens, 103

Ready for Revolution, 250

Restaurants in Mexico City, Remarks on, 57

Revolution, Ready for in Cuba, 250

Saltillo, Passing Near, 46

Sam, “Mr. Sam,” of Vera Cruz, 205

Saving the Children, Matanzas, 255

Saving the Children, Mariel, 265

Santa Clara, 106

Saving the Children, Guanajay, 267

San Nicholas, College of, 180

San Luis Potosi, 48

San Pedro, Rancho, 126

Scorpions, 154

Southern Pacific Railway, 39

San Antonio, 41

Sugar Cane, Louisiana, 23-39

Sugar Cane, Cuba, 252

Tame Vultures of Vera Cruz, 206

Taylor, Incident Regarding Governor, 20

Tenochtitlan, 53

Theaters, Mexico, 199

Tio, 93

Titian, A Picture by, Legend of, 91

Tobacco Lands of Guanajay, Cuba, 262

Toluca, 181

Toluca, Life in, 183

Tortillas, Making, 132

Vendettas of Kentucky, 17

Vera Cruz to Cuba, 210

Vieux Carré, New Orleans, 26

Yucatan, 216

Yucatan, Strait of, 217

Yucataka, Senator, 208

Walled up Alive, 241

Water-fowl on Lakes, 88

Water to Cities and Towns, 108

Map, 284

Illustration from On the Mexican Highlands, with a Passing Glimpse of Cuba
Illustration from On the Mexican Highlands, with a Passing Glimpse of Cuba

Transcriber’s Note

All images were retained as in the original. However, it appears that the images labeled “THE WRECK OF THE MAINE” and “THE BAY OF MARIEL” were reversed.

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