Travels Amongst American Indians, Their Ancient Earthworks and Temples Including a Journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a Visit to the Ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal

PAGE. New York. — Mr. Grinnell. — Search for Sir John Franklin. — Southern States. — The Negroes and their prospects. — Naval Academy at Annapolis. — Military Academy at West Po...

Professor Wyman. — Indian Antiquities. — Concord. — Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson. — Margaret Fuller. — Note upon a visit to Mr. Longfellow. — Saturday Club. — Dinner at Harvard Unive...

ANCIENT INDIAN MOUNDS AND EARTHWORKS IN OHIO. — Earthworks of the Mound Builders and their geographical position. — Miamisburgh Mound. — Grave Creek Mound. — Ages and contents o...

MOUNDS AND EARTHWORKS IN OHIO. — Ancient Fortified Inclosures at Circleville. — Discoveries in a Burial Mound. — Alligator Totem near Newark. — Fort Ancient. — Age of Trees grow...

The burning of the Steamer Stonewall. — Indian Mounds and Earthworks at Cahokia. — Confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri. — Sacs and Foxes. — Education of Indians. — Nauvoo...

Prairies in Minnesota and Iowa. — Boulders. — Glacial Drift. — Wild Rice. — Snow Storm. — Nebraska. — The Pawnees. — Human Sacrifices. — Note on Indian Customs in War and Cannib...

North American Indians. — Diversity of Languages. — The Iroquois. — Dialects. — Descent of Iroquois chiefs through the female line. — Pagan Indians. — Belief in a Great Spirit....

The Golden City. — Coast of California — Cape San Lucas. — Manzanillo. — Alligators and Sharks. — Acapulco. — San José de Guatemala. — Escuintla. — City of Guatemala. — Indian p...

Mixco. — La Antigua Guatemala. — Volcanoes of Fire and Water. — Comolapa. — Ancient Indian Ruins of Patinamit. — Kachiquel Indians. — A Dominican Priest. — Barrancas. — Las Godi...

Barrancas. — Santa Cruz del Quiché. — Padre Andres Guicola. — Ruins of Utatlan. — Report of Don Garcia de Palacio upon human sacrifices to the gods in Central America, Statement...

The Sierra Madre. — Todos Santos. — Evening Prayer (La Oracion). — Indian domestic habits. — Religious devotion. — Goitre. — Jacaltenango. — Indian Festival. — A Temblor. — Indi...

Camping on the plains. — A night amongst the hills in Chiapas. — Lopez. — Indian Sun worship. — Ocosingo. — An ancient idol. — Proposed expedition through the unknown region occ...

An Indian steam bath. — Tumbalá. — Sierras and Forests. — San Pedro. — Desertion of guide. — Alguazils. — Construction of Indian huts. — Habits of Indians. — Cargadores. — Cross...

Palenque. — The Forest. — The Palace or Monastery. — Night at Palenque. — Brilliancy of the light of the fireflies. — Pyramidal Mounds and Temples. — Tablet of the Cross. — Hier...

Mounds in the valley of the Usamacinta. — Lacandones. — Catasaja. — Canoe voyage. — Rivers and Lagoons. — Alligators. — Jonuta. — Cortes’s March to Honduras. — Cannibalism. — Th...

Uxmal. — Extent of ground occupied by the Ruins. — Teocallis. — Burial places at the foot of the Pyramid of the Dwarf. — Evening Service at the chapel of the hacienda. — Casa de...

Departure from Uxmal. — Indian officials at Abalá. — Indian Ceremonies. — Worship of demons. — Baptismal customs. — Laws of the Emperor Charles V. for the government of the nati...

Mounds and Earthworks in North and Central America. — Migrations of the Toltecs and Aztecs. — The Quichés. — Aboriginal races. — Palenque. — Hieroglyphs. — Temples. — Desertion...

Conjectures respecting the descendants of the tribes who built the Temples. — Knowledge and education of the Caciques and Priests. — Traditions of the arrival of white strangers...

New York. — Mr. Grinnell. — Search for Sir John Franklin. — Southern States. — The Negroes and their prospects. — Naval Academy at Annapolis. — Military Academy at West Point. —...

Professor Wyman. — Indian Antiquities. — Concord. — Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson. — Margaret Fuller. — Note upon a visit to Mr. Longfellow. — Saturday Club. — Dinner at Harvard Unive...

From Damariscotta I went up the valley of the St. Lawrence, and visited the reservation lands of the Algonquins, Hurons, and other tribes that had originally held possession of...

Earthworks of the Mound Builders and their geographical position. — Miamisburgh Mound. — Grave Creek Mound. — Ages and contents of burial mounds. — Rectangular, circular and oct...

Ancient Fortified Inclosures at Circleville. — Discoveries in a Burial Mound. — Alligator Totem near Newark. — Fort Ancient. — Age of Trees growing upon the Ramparts at Fort Hil...

The burning of the Steamer Stonewall. — Indian Mounds and Earthworks at Cahokia. — Confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri. — Sacs and Foxes. — Education of Indians. — Nauvoo...

Prairies in Minnesota and Iowa. — Boulders. — Glacial Drift. — Wild Rice. — Snow Storm. — Nebraska. — The Pawnees. — Human Sacrifices. — Note on Indian Customs in War and Cannib...

North American Indians. — Diversity of Languages. — The Iroquois. — Dialects. — Descent of Iroquois chiefs through the female line. — Pagan Indians. — Belief in a Great Spirit....

The Golden City. — Coast of California. — Cape San Lucas. — Manzanillo. — Alligators and Sharks. — Acapulco. — San José de Guatemala. — Escuintla. — City of Guatemala. — Indian...

Mixco. — La Antigua Guatemala. — Volcanoes of Fire and Water. — Comolapa. — Ancient Indian Ruins of Patinamit. — Kachiquel Indians. — A Dominican Priest. — Barrancas. — Las Godi...

Barrancas. — Santa Cruz del Quiché. — Padre Andres Guicola. — Ruins of Utatlan. — Report of Don Garcia de Palacio upon human sacrifices to the gods in Central America, Statement...

The Sierra Madre. — Todos Santos. — Evening Prayer (La Oracion). — Indian domestic habits. — Religious devotion. — Goitre. — Jacaltenango. — Indian Festival. — A Temblor. — Indi...

Camping on the plains. — A night amongst the hills in Chiapas. — Lopez. — Indian Sun worship. — Ocosingo. — An ancient idol. — Proposed expedition through the unknown region occ...

An Indian steam bath. — Tumbalá. — Sierras and Forests. — San Pedro. — Desertion of guide. — Alguazils. — Construction of Indian huts. — Habits of Indians. — Cargadores. — Cross...

Palenque. — The Forest. — The Palace or Monastery. — Night at Palenque. — Brilliancy of the light of the fireflies. — Pyramidal Mounds and Temples. — Tablet of the Cross. — Hier...

Mounds in the valley of the Usamacinta. — Lacandones. — Catasaja. — Canoe voyage. — Rivers and Lagoons. — Alligators. — Jonuta. — Cortes’s March to Honduras. — Cannibalism. — Th...

which was obtained by having a large room opening upon an inner court. Here I remained for several days suffering from very severe headaches and without feeling that I was, in a...

Uxmal. — Extent of ground occupied by the Ruins. — Teocallis. — Burial places at the foot of the Pyramid of the Dwarf. — Evening Service at the chapel of the hacienda. — Casa de...

Departure from Uxmal. — Indian officials at Abalá. — Indian Ceremonies. — Worship of demons. — Baptismal customs. — Laws of the Emperor Charles V. for the government of the nati...

Mounds and Earthworks in North and Central America. — Migrations of the Toltecs and Aztecs. — The Quichés. — Aboriginal races. — Palenque. — Hieroglyphs. — Temples. — Desertion...

Conjectures respecting the descendants of the tribes who built the Temples. — Knowledge and education of the Caciques and Priests. — Traditions of the arrival of white strangers...