The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . DON VtVt ENCAMPMEXT AT PASO YALCHILAN. CHAPTER XXII. LORILLARD TOWN. Paso Yalchilan—Another Mule Lost—An Anxious Night^—A Wild Boar—En-campment—Upper Usumacinta—No Canoes—A Difficulty—Deliverance—Surprise—A Mysterious Traveller—A Canoe—Fever—Down Stream—AVotive Pillar—Ruins—I Meet with a Stranger—General View of Lorillard —A Reminiscence—Stephens Phantom City —Extent of the Ruins Unknown—Temple—Idol—Fortress—Our Dwelling Palace—Great Pyramid—SecondTemple—Stone Lintels and
The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . DON VtVt ENCAMPMEXT AT PASO YALCHILAN. CHAPTER XXII. LORILLARD TOWN. Paso Yalchilan—Another Mule Lost—An Anxious Night^—A Wild Boar—En-campment—Upper Usumacinta—No Canoes—A Difficulty—Deliverance—Surprise—A Mysterious Traveller—A Canoe—Fever—Down Stream—AVotive Pillar—Ruins—I Meet with a Stranger—General View of Lorillard —A Reminiscence—Stephens Phantom City —Extent of the Ruins Unknown—Temple—Idol—Fortress—Our Dwelling Palace—Great Pyramid—SecondTemple—Stone Lintels and Two Kinds of Inscriptions—Our Return—Lacandones. Paso Yalchilan is a geographical point, meaning any givenplace on the right bank of the Usumacinta, dividing Mexicofrom Guatemala. We reached it so late that we had barelytime to unload our animals and get them some fodder beforethe night set in. But now I discovered that the mule carryingthe material for our squeezes had lagged behind; but it was LoRiLLARi) Town. 431 too dark, the men declared, to Gfo hiintino- for him
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