TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES.

Errors/inconsistencies of the author that have been preserved:

The Usumacinta River is referred to as the Usumacinto River.

Tabasco and Tobasco are used interchangeably.

Minor spelling and hyphenization inconsistencies (e.g. corn-field/corn field, lamplight/lamp-light, etc.).

Alterations to the text:

[Title Page]

Add illustrator’s credit.

[Chapter III]

Change “Zilbalbay spoke to me in the presence” to Zibalbay.

[Chapter VI]

“tore along her deck from stem to stem” to stern.

“the mouth of the Usamacinto river” to Usumacinto.

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