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CH A P T E R HI.
Trinidad Channel gouged out by Glaciers— Port Henry— Trumpet-shells
— Native Camp—Wolsey Sound— “ Cache Diablo ” — “ Ripple-
marked” Limestone— Fuegian Burial-place— Marine Animals—
Strange Capture of Fish—Whales Abundant— Exploration of Picton
Channel— Attack on Sealers— Signs of Old Ice Action— “ Hailstone ”
Rock— Soil-motion — We proceed Northward to Refit — English
Narrows— Gulf of Peñas . . . . . . . . 66-
CH A P T E R IV.
Arrival at Valparaiso—War between Chili, Peru, and Bolivia— Sir George
Nares returns to England— Captain Maclear joins— Coquimbo—
Shell Terraces— Trip to Las Cardas— Habits of Pteroptoclius—
Island of St. Ambrose— Habits of Petrels— Flight of the Albatross—
Santiago de Chile— Natural History Museum— Santa Lucia— Church
of La Compania— Heights of Montenegro— A Fly-trap Plant—
Copper-mines of Brillador— Peculiarities of Chilian Mines— Talca-
huana— Outbreak of Small Pox— Isla de Los Reyes— Shooting a
“ Coypo ” — Railway Trip to Araucanian Territory— Our Locomotive
Incidents -of the Journey — Fossil Tree-trunk at Quinquina
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CH A P T E R V.
We return to Patagonian Waters— Gulf of Peñas— Spring in the Trinidad
Channel— Gephyrean at Cockle Cove— Diving Petrel—Tree Cormorants—
Magellan Kingfisher — A Curious Moss— Wind-swept
Bushes— Gull, Cormorant, and Skua— Examination of Brazo del
Norte— Black-necked Swan—A Sealer’ s Yarn— Fur-seal Trade—
Hardships of Seal-hunting— Otter Skins— Experiment with Condor—•
Fuegians at Tilly Bay— Flaking Glass Arrow-heads—List of Fuegian
Words— The MaranJiense— A Magellan Glacier— Native Fish-
weirs— The Magellan N u t r i a .........................................................103— 126
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CH A P T ER VI.
We proceed towards Skyring Water— Otway Water— Canal of Fitzroy
Terrace-levels— Plants and Animals— Bay of the Mines— Previous
Explorers— The Coal Mines— Altamirano Bay— Prospects of the
Settlement— A Seal “ Rookery” — Puerto Bueno — We proceed
Northwards— Port Riofrio— Gray Harbour— Sailing for Coast of Chili
— Small Pox amongst the Chilians— Discoloured Sea-water— Habits
of Ant Thrush 127—143
CH A P T E R VII.
Early History of Tahiti— Otaheite and Tahiti— Its appearance from Seaward—
Harbour of Papiete— Produce—Matavai Bay— Tahiti annexed
to France— Prince Tamitao— Annexation Festivities— King
Pomare V .— Coral growing on Ship’ s Bottom— Nassau Island—
Danger Islands— Tema Reef— Union Group— Nukunono— Oatafu—
Natives afflicted with a Skin Disease— Stone Implements— Religious
Scruples Metal Fish-hooks not appreciated— Capriciousness of
Sharks— Lalla Rookh B a n k .........................................................
CH A P T E R VII I .
Arrival at Fiji— Levuka— Ratu Joe comes on Board— Excursion to Bau
in Viti Levu—We visit King Cacobau— A Native Feast— Lalis—
Tapa—The Bure Kalou— Bakola— Old Fijian Atrocities— Double
Canoe— Stone Adzes now becoming rare— Angona Drinking— Sir
Arthur Gordon—Walk across Ovalau— The Kaicolos— An Imprudent
Settler— Pine-apple Cultivation— Periophthalmus— Suva— Site of
Future Capital— Sail towards Tonga Islands— Pelagic Animals—
Early History of Tonga— Missionaries— Nukualofa— A Costly Pair
of Gates—Visit to Bea— Davita— Evidence of Elevation of Island—
King- George of Tonga—Wellington Gnu— Curious Stone Monument
Trip to Village of Hifo—We are entertained by the Natives—
Famous Caves— Eyeless Fish— Swifts behaving like Bats— Searching
for Reefs— Discolouration of Seawater— Return to Levuka— Voyage
to Australia— Surface L i f e ...................................... . . — jj-q
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