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 (14781129804)

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Title: 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

Year: 1894 (1890s)

Authors: Brine, Lindesay, 1834-1906

Subjects: Indians -- Antiquities Guatemala -- Antiquities Mexico -- Antiquities North America -- Description and travel

Publisher: London : S. Low, Marston & Company

Contributing Library: Brown University Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Brown University

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ive feet inheight. The most important are those platformearthworks at each end of the inclosure upon whichmay have been placed the principal communal build-ings, or the houses of the Caciques. There was alsoa mound of an exceptional shape, situated in the in-terior which, from its position, may have been in-tended for purposes similar to those that existedwithin the embankments of Fort Ancient in Ohio. When Carrera was President of Guatemala hewished to know for what object these mounds werebuilt, and he therefore gave orders that one of thelargest of them should be thoroughly examined. Itwas ascertained, contrary to expectation, that it wasnot a burial place. The only thing found in it wasa large and well carved granite grindstone of thesame shape as those at present used by the Indiansfor grinding maize. The results of Carreras excava-tions appeared to establish the conclusion that themounds were chiefly raised for the purpose of plac-ing dwellings upon them; and this is also, I was

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■% f INSURRECTION OF INDIANS. 191 informed, the opinion of the natives living in theneighbourhood. In the meanwhile from day to day the capital hadbeen distvubed by rumours of the movements of theadvancing insurgents, and it was difficult to makeany decided plans with regard to my journey in theinterior. It was considered l^y the Government au-thorities that it would be highly imprudent for meto attempt to pass through the disturbed provinces,as the natives were known to have become unsettledand excited. It w^as therefare with great satisfactionthat I heard that the Indians were coming near andthat a decisive battle was imminent. The PresidentDon Vincente Cerna had taken all proper precautions,and had placed the troops under the command of hismost able officer, General Solares. On the twenty-third of January we were infoi-medthat the rebels were approaching, and that an actionbetween the forces was expected to take place im-mediately. Baron Herbert and myself then wentinto the adjoi

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