240 A VOYAGE TO Book V, 



I. II. Signals on the extremities of the ba"e of 

 Yaruqui. 



In order to make the necessary observations re- 

 lating to these two signals, they left Quito on the 

 2oth of August 1737, and had completely finished 

 them by the 27th. 



III. SIGNAL on the desert of Pambamarca. 



x^FTER they had concluded all the necessary obser- 

 vations at the extremities of the base, they went with- 

 out delay to the deseit of Pambamarca, and complete- 

 ly finished their operations by the first oí September. 



IV. Signal on the miOuntain of Tanlagua. 



Having finished their observations on the desert, 

 they came down to the little town of Quenche, in 

 that neighbourhood, in order to proceed from thence 

 to Tanlagua; but the Indians, w^ho were to accom- 

 pany them, being no strangers to the extreme Seve- 

 rity of the weather on that desert, discouraged by 

 their recent sutlerings on Patnbamarca, and knowing 

 they should still sufter more on Tanlagua, were not to 

 be found; and the lowest class of inhabitants in the 

 town, apprehending that they should be sent on this 

 painful service, also left their habitations and ab- 

 sconded ; so that the joint endeavours of the alcalde 

 and priest to discover them preved inefiectual ; and 

 after a delay of two whole days, the curate, with 

 great difiiculty, prevailed on the sacristan, and other 

 Indians emyjloyed in the service of the church, to ac- 

 company them, and take care of the loaded mules as 

 far as the farm-house of Tanlagua, where they arriv- 

 ed the 5th of September. The next clay they began 

 to ascend the mountain, which, being very steep, took 

 them up a whole day in climbing it. But this being 



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