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tlie uioLiiitains ovor which a liorsc cannül pass. The bell ol' 

 mountains extends also a distance of 30 miles or more inward. 



SoLitli ol" it are louad no lizards, tucu-tucus, leru-terus, ñor 

 flamingos. Swans are occasionally seen, also all land birds are 

 iimcli less abundanl. Snow lies ionger on the low lands & 

 iii gi-eatei- depth, >.^ all lakes are frozoii tlirougli Ihe winler, 

 but yet catUe & slieep thrive, as preved by iiiany years 6X[>e: 

 rienoe. Also you can grow with success Gabbage, cauliflower, 

 carrots parsnips, leltuce & potatoes, but no kiad of grain, ñor 

 fr-Liil trees or nuts ofany description. Paslurage of many kinds 

 of grasses however are good, and it is not necessary to assist 

 either slieep, cattie, or horses through the Winter either in the 

 matter of shelteror of food. The Wdods alternating with pasture, 

 and these frontage lands being a succession of hills & Valleys 

 of every description afford abundant sheltei-, and the ever- 

 greens in the woods supply cattie with excellent fodder. Yet 

 north of llie mounlains there is nuu-h less snow, a far better 

 growtii of grass, and a mucli im[iroved average temperature 

 all the year round, resulting in lessened difficulties in Winter 

 & far better results in the cultivation of the soil, in better 

 crops of tlie same vegetables and small fruits, and even grain 

 growth for home use, but not for export. Also in no part of 

 Tierra del Fuego can any fruit or nut trees be grown success- 

 fülly. But very decidedly the pastures of Ouisin are superior 

 lo the pastures of the Falklands. The difference between the 

 Falklands and Ona pampa land is less heat in summer and 

 less cnjd in there tlian liere, hut more snow in tlie Falklands 

 than Ouisin and more rain in summer.' The farmers draw- 

 backs in Ouisin will be the same as those in Patagonia as 

 regards fuel & wood. 



1 believe the best district for settiers in Ouisin will be 

 found the lo\\'er slopes, & frontage lying north of the inoun- 

 tain range, where must be aliundance of streams and alterna- 

 ting pasture & forest lands, wlience the camps northward can 

 be sujiplied with abundance of wood for all pui'poses. This 

 district comprises a good camp of 100 miles from North to 

 South, & from the Atlantic to the heads of Useless Bay & 

 Admii'alty sound, a large part of which is Argentine territory. 



All this district, and the lands also south of it is a large 

 gold district, especially towards the eastern parís. Tlie island 

 New-Picton & Lennox and the Eastern part of Navarin 

 Island & the South East coast of Ouisin has yielded much 

 gold, especially Sloggett Bay & neighbourhood, where gold is 



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