ted in the center by a pillar. The pillars
were rude and unpolished, but they were not out of proportion, and, in
fact, were adapted to the lowness of the building. We will only mention
one more structure. This is a lonely arch, of the same form as all
the rest, having a span of fourteen feet. It stands on a ruined mound,
disconnected from every other structure, in solitary grandeur. "Darkness
rests upon its history, but in that desolation and solitude, among the
ruins around, it stood like the proud memorial of a Roman triumph."
There was the usual pyramid with a temple. In a plan given of the field
of ruins seventeen groups are seen, and, without a doubt, many more
exist in the immediate forest.

Illustration of Arch, Kabah.--------------

M. Charney has of late years made a discovery which conclusively shows
that this was an inhabited place at the time of the conquest. In a room
as ruined as the rest he discovered the stuceo figure of a horse and its
rider. They are formed after the Indian manner by an inexperienced
hand guided by an over-excited imagination. Both figures are easily
recognized. The horse has on its trappings. We can see the stirrups. The
man wears his cuirass. We all know what astonishment the appearance of
men on horseback produced among the Indians, and so we are not at a loss
to divine the cause which led to the construction of this figure. We
must remember Mr. Stephens was hurried for time. Portions of this figure
were mutilated, and other portions had been covered over by a layer
of stucco, which Charney had to remove before the figure could be
distinctly made out.<51>

Illustration of Zayi.------------------

Within a radius of ten miles from Kabah are located no less than six
so-called cities. The general appearance of all is the same--low ranges
of buildings on terraced mounds, and ornamented facades. One of these
places, by the name of Zayi, is of interest to us, because it gives us
a hint as to how these people constructed their buildings. Amongst other
buildings they found one large terraced mound, with buildings arranged
on it in a very significant manner. There were three ranges of
buildings, one over the other--the roof of one range on a level with the
foundation of the range above. A grand stair-way led up the mound. This
feature is illustrated in the plate opposite. We can imagine what a
grand appearance must have been presented by this great terraced mound,
when its build