C H A P T E R X I I .
F a lk la n d I s la n d s—E x c u r s io n ro u n d is la n d— A s p e c t— C a ttle , h o rse s , r a b b
it, Avolf-like fo x— F i r e m ad e o f b o n e s— A r t in m a k in g fire— M a n n e r o f
h u n t in g M-ild c a tt le— G e o lo g y , fossil sh e lls— V a lley s lille d w ith g r e a t
fragm en ts,, s c en e s o f v io le n c e— P e n g u i n— G e e s e — E g g s o f d o r is—
Z o o p h y te s , c o r a llin e p h o s p h o re s c e n t— C om p o u n d a n im a ls . 2 4 5
C H A P T E R X I I I .
S t r a i t o f M a g e lla n— P o r t F am in e— G e o lo g y— D e e p w a te r in c h a n n e ls—
E r r a t ic b o u ld e r s— C lim a te— L im i t o f f ru it tr e e s— M e a n t em p e r a tu r e—
L u x u r ia n t fo re s ts— R ig o u r o f a n ta r c tic is la n d s— C o n tr a s t w ith th e
n o r th— S n ow -lin e , g r e a t fle x u r e o f— G la c ie rs— I c e b e rg s tr a n s p o r t fra g m
e n ts o f ro c k— G la c ie rs in low l a t i tu d e— A b s e n c e o f e r r a tic b lo ck s in
in te r tro p ic a l re g io n s— G la c ie rs a n d tro p ic a l v e g e ta tio n— C om p a riso n
w ith n o r th e r n h em i s p h e r e—S ib e ria n a n im a ls in ic e— E m b e d d e d in
c o ld m u d— E d ib le fu n g u s— Z o o lo g y— F u c u s g ig a n te u s— L e a v e T i e r r a
d e l F u e g o . . . . . . 2G3
C H A P T E R X IV .
V a lp a ra iso— E x c u r s io n to b a s e o f A n d e s— S t ru c tu r e o f la n d— A s c e n d
B e ll o f Q u illo ta— S h a tte r e d masses o f g re e n s to n e— Im m e n s e v a lle y s—
i-Iin e s— S ta te o f m in e rs— S a n tia g o— H o t b a th s o f C a u q u e n e s— G o ld
m in e s— G r in d in g m ills— P e r fo r a te d s to n e s— H a b its o f p um a— E l tu rc o
a n d ta p a c o lo— H um m in g -b ird s . . . . 3 0 8
C H A P T E R X V .
C h ilo e— G e n e r a l a sp e c t— B o a t e x c u rs io n — N a tiv e In d ia n s — C a s tro—
L a rg e le a v e s o f G u n n e r a s c ab ra— T am e fo x— A s c e n d S a n P e d ro—
C h o n o s A rc h ip e la g o— P e n in s u la o f T r e s jNIontes— G r a n itic r a n g e—
L ow e ’s H a rb o u r— W ild p o t a to— F o r e s t— F o rm a tio n o f p e a t— M y o p o -
tam u s , o t te r a n d m ic e— C h e u c a u a n d b a rk in g -b ird— F u r n a r iu s— S in g u l
a r c h a r a c te r o f o rn ith o lo g y— P e t r e l s . . . 33 3
C H A P T E R X V I .
S a n C a rlo s , C h ilo e— O s o rn o in e ru p t io n— R id e to C a s tro a n d C u c a o—■
Im p e n e tr a b le fo re s ts— V a ld iv ia— A p p le - tr e e s— R id e to L la n o s— I n d
ia n s— E a r th q u a k e— C o n c e p c io n— G r e a t e a r th q u a k e— E ffe c ts o f wave
R o c k s fis su re d— A p p e a r a n c e o f t h e fo rm e r tow n s— W a te r in th e b ay
b la c k a n d b o ilin g— D ir e c tio n o f v ib ra tio n— S to n e s d isp la c e d— C a u s e o f
g r e a t w av e s— P e rm a n e n t e le v a tio n o f l a n d— G r e a t la k e o f flu id ro c k
b e n e a th c ru s t o f th e g lo b e— C o n n e x io n o f v o lc a n ic p h e n om e n a— S low
e le v a tio n o f m o u n ta in c h a in s , c a u se o f e a rth q u a k e s . . 3.5C
C H A P T E R X V I I .
V a lp a ra iso— P a s sag e o f A n d e s b y P o r ti llo p a s s— S a g a c ity o f m u le s—
M o u n ta in to r r e n ts— M in e s, h ow d isc o v e r e d— M a rin e a llu v ium in v a lley
s— E f fe c t o f sn ow o n s u rf a c e— G e o lo g y , fossil sh e lls , d o u b le ra n g e ,
tw o p e rio d s o f e le v a tio n— R e d sn ow— W in d s o n th e c re s t— S n ow th aw in
g in p in n a c le s— D r y a n d c le a r a tm o s p h e r e— E le c tr ic ity— P am p a s—
Z o o lo g y o f o p p o s ite sid es o f A n d e s— U n ifo rm ity o f P a ta g o n ia— L o c u s ts
— G r e a t b u g s— M e n d o z a— U s p a l la t a— S ilic ifie d tr e e s in v e rtic a l p o s itio
n— I n d ia n ru in s— C h a n g e o f c lim a te— E a r th q u a k e a r c h in g b e d o f
r iv e r— C um b r e— V a lp a ra iso . . . . . 3 8 2
C H A P T E R X V I I I .
Be ll m o u n ta in— M in e r s— G r e a t lo ad s c a rr ie d b y th e A p ir e s— C o q u im b o
— E a r th q u a k e— G e o lo g y— T e r ra c e s— E x c u r s io n u p v a lle y— R o a d to
G u a s c o— D e s e r t c o u n try— V a lle y o f C o p ia p o— R a in a n d e a r th q u a k e s ,
M e te o ro lite s— H y d ro p h o b ia— C o p ia p o— E x c u r s io n to C o rd ille ra— D ry
v a lle y— C o ld g ales o f w in d— N o is e s from a h i l l— I q u iq u e , c om p le te
(je s e rt— S a lt a llu v ium — N i t r a t e o f so d a— L im a— U n h e a l th y c o u n tr y—
R u in s o f C a lla o , o v e r th row n b y e a r th q u a k e— E le v a te d sh e lls o n is la n d
o f S a n L o r e n z o— P la in w ith em b e d d e d fra gm e n ts o f p o t te r y . 4 1 6
C H A P T E R X IX .
G a la p ag o s I s la n d s v o lc a n ic— N um b e r o f c r a t e r s— L e a fle s s b u sh e s— C o lo n y
a t C h a r le s I s la n d— J am e s I s l a n d— S a lt- la k e in c r a t e r — C h a r a c te r o f
v e g e ta tio n — O rn ith o lo g y , c u rio u s fin ch e s— G r e a t to rto is e s , h a b its of,
p a th s to t h e w e lls— M a rin e liz a rd feed s o n s e a -w e e d— T e r r e s tr i a l sp e cie s,
b u r row in g h a b its , h e rb iv o ro u s— Im p o r ta n c e o f r e p tile s in th e A r c h i p
e la g o— F ew a n d m in u te in se c ts— A m e ric a n ty p e o f o rg a n iz a tio n— S p e c
ies co n fin e d to c e r ta in is la n d s— T am e n e s s o f b ird s— F a lk la n d Is la n d s
— F e a r o f m an a n a c q u ir e d in s tin c t. . . . 4 5 3
C H A P T E R X X .
T a h i ti— A s p e c t o f— V e g e ta tio n o n th e s lo p e o f th e m o u n ta in s— V iew o f
E iin e o— E x c u r s io n in th e in te r io r— P ro fo u n d r a v in e s— S u c c e ss io n o f
w a te rf a lls— N um b e r o f w ild u se fu l p la n ts— T em p e r a n c e o f in h a b ita n ts
— T h e i r m o ra l s ta t e— P a r li am e n t c o n v e n e d— N ew Z e a la n d— B a y o f
is la n d s— H ip p a h s— A b s e n c e o f a ll g o v e rnm e n t— E x c u r s io n to W a im a te
— M is s io n a ry e s ta b lis hm e n t— E n g lis h w eed s n ow ru n w ild— W a iom io __
F u n e r a l s e rv ic e— S a il from N ew Z e a la n d . . . 479
C H A P T E R X X I .
S y d n e y— P r o s p e r i ty o f—E x c u r s io n to B a th u r s t— A s p e c t o f w o o d s— P a r ty
o f N a tiv e s — G r a d u a l e x tin c tio n o f a b o rig in e s — B lu e M o u n ta in s__
W e a th e rb o a rd— V iew o f a g r a n d g u lf-lik e v a lle y— S h e e p fa rm— L io n -
a n t— B a th u rs t, g e n e ra l c iv ility o f low e r o rd e r s— S ta te o f so c ie ty— Van
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