FAGE
tions—View—Settlement— Animals—Foxes — V arieties
Seal—Wliales—Fish and Fishery—Birds—^Brushwood
—Peat —Pasture — Potash—Orchilla —Grazing —Corn
—Fruit—^Vegetables—^Trees—Plants—Land—Situation
of principal Settlement—Prospective advantages—Suggestions—
Vemet’s Establishment—Reflections.................... 241
CHAPTER XIII.
Anchor inBerkeley Sound—Le Magellan—British flag hoisted
—Ruined Settlement — Mr. HeUyer drowned — B u ria l-
French Whalers—Unicom—Adventure—Squall—Flashes
—Fossils—Killing Wild Cattle—Sail from Falklands—
River Negro—Maldonado—Constitución Heave down,
copper, and reflt Adventure—Signs of weather—Sound
banks—Los Cesares—Settle with Harris, and part company—
Blanco Bay—Return to Maldonado—Monte Video 269
CHAPTER XIV.
Paz and Liebre begin work—Chronometers—^Fish—Animals
—San Bias—Wrecks—River Negro—Del Carmen—Inhabitants—
Indians—Trade—Williams drowned—Port Desire—
Gale—Salinas—Lightning—Bones in Tomb—Trees
—Dangers —New Bay—Cattle —’Seal—Sod-River Chupat—
DriftTimber—Fertihty—WildCattle—Valdes Creek
—Imminent danger — Tide Races — Bar of the Negro
Hunting—Attack of Indians—^Villarino—Falkner 295
CHAPTER XV.
Beagle and Adventure sail from Monte Video—Port Desire
—Bellaco Rock—Refraction—Port San Julian—Viedma—
Drake—Magalhaens—Patagonians—Port Famine— San
Sebastian Bay—W^oollya—Jemmy—Story—Treachery
— Oens men —Improvement — Gratitude —Falldands
Events—Capt. Seymour—Search for Murderers Lieut.
Smith—Brisbane—Wreck— Sufferings—Lieutenant Chve
—Sail from Falklands ................ 316
CHAPTER XVI.
FACE
Soundings—Anchor in Santa Cmz—Lay Beagle ashore for
repair—Prepare to ascend river—Set out—View of surrounding
country — Rapid stream — Cold — Ostriches—
Guanacoes — Indians — Fish — Chffs—Firewood—Lava
Cliffs — Difficulties — Chalia — See Andes — Farthest
West—^View round—Return—^Danger—Guanaco hunters
—Piuna—Cat—^Tides—Sail from Santa Cruz.................... 336
CHAPTER XVII.
Beagle and Adventure sail from Port Famine through Magdalen
and Cockbum Channel — Enter Pacific — Death of
Mr. Rowlett—Childe—Chile—Government—Adventure
sold — Consequent changes — Plans—Mr. Low—Chonos
—Lieut. Sulivan’s party—Moraleda—Laxirilleros—De
Vea—Sharp—San Andres—^VaUenar—Mr. Stokes—San
Estevan—Distressed sailors—Anna Pink Bay—Port Low
—Potatoes—Indian names—Huafo—Volcano —Chilotes
—Aborigines — Mihtia — Freebooters— Climate—Docks
—^Tides — Witchcraft— Alerse — Calbucanos — Cesares
—Search for men—Meteors .............................................. 359
CHAPTER XVIII.
Leave Chiloe—Valdivia—Earthquake—Aborigines—Traditions
—Words—Convicts—Tolten—Boroa—Imperial—
Mocha—Shocks of Earthquake—Anchor off Talcahuano
—Ruins—Account of a great Earthquake, which destroyed
the city of Concepcion; and was felt from Childe to Copi-
ap<5; from Juan Fernandes to Mendoza ............................. 396
CHAPTER XIX.
Mocha—Movement of Land—Penco—UUoa—Shells—Coal
—Maule—Topocalma—Aconcagua—Valparaiso—Horcon
—Papudo — Pichidanque — Conchali — Herradura—Co