Excerpt from Unknown Mexico, Vol. 1: A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre, In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco, And Among the Tarascos of MichoacanMost Of the money required was raised by private subscription. The principal part Of the fund was, how ever, furnished by a now deceased friend Of mine, an American gentleman whose name, in deference to his wishes, I am bound to withhold. The American Mu seum Of Natural History Of New York and the Ameri can Geographical Society Of New York contributed, each, and it was arranged that I should travel under the auspices Of these two learned institutions. Many scientific societies received me most cordially.The Government in Washington readily furnished me with the Official papers I required. The late Mr. James G. Blaine, then Secretary Of State, did everything in his power to pave my way in Mexico, even evincing a very strong personal interest in my plans.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.