Field Notebook: Mexico 1906
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for me at the banquet table and that on my right I had the General of the district in June uniform, Johnson to my left. He humorously put it that [illegible] great offense but after apologizing to Aguilera he said he had been that [illegible] sick. The Hotel proprietors is a American and partners the Oaxaca Friday, Aug 24. Left at 5:06 am to start for Tehuacan, Had breakfast at 5:15. Our train left at And of the building stone of Oaxaca is of a light green chalchite which in the course of time weathered milled white. As a dressed stone when new it looks good but is used little excepting in churches and the large government buildings. We arrived at Tehuacan at 2:30 and at once were taken to the kitchens from the entertainment to a banquet. There were only four to table just only Aguilera and wife, Miss Shepard, Jeter, Drigant, Cummings, and myself. The banquet was of the regular chocolate form, and a cocktail, claret, rhine are