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of fine growth save on the oiilei- coasts, wliii^h are exfperl¡n,2;ly 

 i'ugged and where the vegetalion is comparatively scaree, 

 and largely fornied of ferns & niosaes. Owing to the alniost 

 constanl gloomy sky the temperatiu'o ¡s seldcun down tu Ihe 

 freezing point, Imt on the other hand ils npward rangc is 

 very limiled owing ln Ihe same canse. Few diiys pnss wiihout 

 rain, and wimls m-e IViMpienl iV sli-(ing, cliiefiy IVoni Ihf West 

 & South \\est. 



Tlie extensi\e wodds coiiprise fi\e kinds of ti-oes wilh an 

 al)undant undergi'owth of evergreen & olhei' Imshes. 'I'he li-ces 

 are 3 varieties tagus or becch, llie Wintei's iiai-k, and the 

 Fuegian cypress. The |)eeches idone are valnahlo for timher 

 and attain a fine gr(j\\lh. 



One of lliem is an e\ergrecn, llie tree uliirh lias llie grea- 

 test valué for tlie Indian, as it sup|»lies liini \\illi liai-lx \\>y liis 

 canoe & heavy wood for his spears. 



'I'he l)ushes coinpi'ise masses of cnrranls. fnsciiias lenadnra, 

 an arlnitus like iiush. tlie seariet enibotlH-inin llie while flowe- 

 ring verónica, tln^ee vai'ieties of l)eri)er'is, and llie pricl<ly myrtle. 

 Where thei'e are no Irecs tlic laiid is cosei-ed ■\\'itli an aipine 

 vegetation of low pi.-iiils in^n-ing i'm- the niosl parí niinnic llo- 

 wers, & tliere is litUe oí- no grass. 



In the Nortii oasi of tlie country the land calied Ouisin is 

 for the most part low & dry, free of wood, \\-illi smail lagoons 

 here & there. Herc the rainf'all is abundant, l)Ut not too niuch, 

 sunny dáys hirgely predotninale, and bird & animal lile abounds, 

 Even lizards are found, also the tei'u-teru, the tucutucu, swans 

 & fleuningos. The cami>s are well covered witb pastures, 

 which improve as yon approach Ihe central parís of the island. 

 This island is towards the soulh west & all along its south coast 

 bounded by a deep belt of high mountain land abounding in 

 glaciers, and dense forests of beeelí trees. The two culminating 

 points of the country are found in this district. and are some 

 8000 ft, & are calied Darwin & Sarmiento. 



This inountainous belt sepai-ates the sunny & dry nortli from 

 the cloudy & cold south, but even here the climate is less rainy 

 & more sunny than in the gioomy west, & there are very 

 pleasant reaches of good grass land fronting the lower slopes 

 of this mountainous range, which runs from Cape San Diego 

 in the East, to Cape Brecknock in the west over 300 miles. 

 This mountain district is difficult to ])ass, because of the 

 dense woods, the height of the mountains, the steepness of 

 iheir sides, ihe moss covered fíats full of trees that run among 



