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On the Mexican Highlands, with a Passing Glimpse of Cuba

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The Six Comrades of Camp Flap-Jack, 1881, 3

A Vista of Mexico, 15

Log Cabin of Kentucky Mountaineer, 19

Picking Cotton, Mississippi, 21

Jackson Statue, 28

The Cabildo, 30

Hauling Cotton, New Orleans, 32

Along the Levee, New Orleans, 34

Ancient French Pavements, 39

The Alamo, 41

Old Spanish Convent, 42

The Desolate Plains, 46

Awaiting our Train, 49

Mules Carrying Corn, 51

A Cargadore Bearing Vegetables, 53

Patio, Hotel Iturbide, 55

A Snap-shot for a Centavo, 56

Cargadores Toting Casks, 57

My Protectors of the Market, 58

Errand Boys of the Market, 58

A Rancherro Dude, 60

The Cathedral—Mexico City, 62

La Casa de Azulejos—Now Jockey Club, 64

Pleased with My Camera, 67

Volcano de Popocatepetl, 69

A Pulque Peddler, 71

A Friend of My Kodak, 72

Dulce Vender, 73

Volcano de Iztaccihuatl, 74

Setting a Banderilla, 76

Teasing El Toro, 78

The Gardens of Chapultepec, 81

Manzanillo’s Fatal Thrust, 83

Juarez’ Tomb and Wreaths of Silver, 85

The Tree Where Cortez Wept, El Noche Triste, 87

Lake Patzcuaro, 90

Our Departure—Fonda Diligencia, 92

The Dismantled Convent, Patzcuaro, 94

Izus and El Padre, 96

The Highway to the Pacific, 101

Nearing Ario, 103

A Milk Ranch near Ario, 106

The Author—Plaza Grande, Ario, 108

The Distant Cordillera, 113

Begging a Centavo, 115

The Jefe Politico and Soldiers, 117

Transferring the Prisoner, 119

Cooling the Horses—Rancho Nuevo, 121

A Wild Fig-tree—La Playa, 122

Volcano de Jorullo, 124

Rancho San Pedro, 126

In Flight from My Kodak, 128

The Ancient Stamp Mill, 131

Copper Ore Dumps—La China Mines, 133

Moving a Mansion, 135

Bringing Out the Ore—La China Mines, 137

Washing Copper Ore, 138

An Ancient Dump of Copper Ore, 140

The Llanos—Hawk Poised upon an Organ Cactus, 142

Arranging a Battle, 146

The Victor, 146

Vaqueros Crossing the Rio de las Balsas, 150

The Landing, Rio de las Balsas, 154

The Mighty Cordillera, 158

A Flock of Sheep near Ario, 165

A Street Scene—Patzcuaro, 167

A Vista in Morelia, 170

The Cathedral of Morelia, 172

A Wild Otome in Flight from My Kodak, 181

A Diligencia—Toluca, 183

A Snap-shot through a Doorway—Toluca, 186

Suspicious of My Camera, 188

My Cocha—Cuernavaca, 193

Shrine of the Virgin of Guadaloupe—Cuernavaca, 195

The Borda Gardens—Cuernavaca, 197

Aztec Indians—Mexico City, 199

Volcano de Orizaba, 202

The Municipal Palace—Vera Cruz, 204

The Tame Vultures of Vera Cruz, 206

A Noble Palm, 208

A Street of Vera Cruz, 211

The Little Boys Leaving Our Ship, 213

Off for Progresso, 215

The Harbor of Havana, 218

A Spanish Hotel—Havana, 220

Calle Obispo—Havana, 222

The Cathedral—Havana, 227

The First Greensward—Havana, 229

Selling Vegetables—Havana, 231

A Corner of the Market—Havana, 234

The Fortress of La Cabaña, 236

The Entrance to La Cabaña, 238

Where Patriots were Shot—La Cabaña, 243

A Spanish Park—Matanzas, 247

The Wreck of the Maine, 250

A Glimpse of Matanzas, 254

Dressed for the Day, 259

Along the Military Road—A Ceiba Tree, 263

The Bay of Mariel, 266

Wreck of the Alfonso XII, 270

Key West Light—The Southern Extremity of the United States, 277

Map of My Journey, 283

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