CONTENTS. XI 



SECTION II.-NARRATIVE. 



CHAPTER I. 

 NEW YORK TO PANAMA. 



Kmliark on board the steamer Empire City with two hundred passengers bound to California, 401 ; Grand maw meeting, 

 inures, 403 ; Canoes, 404 ; The river scenery ascending the stream, 404; Bain, 406; San Pablo, 40(3; The Chagret and 

 its bout men, 407 ; Cruces, 407 ; From Cruces to Panama, 408. 



CHAPTER II. 



THE CITY OF PANAMA. 



Extent, 412; Population, 412; Fortifications, 412; Houses, 412; Churches, 413; Their ruinous condition, 413; Evening 

 service, ending with a display of fireworks, 413; Sunday occupations, 414; Bells, 414; Other public buildings, 414; View from 

 the sea bastion, 414 ; Baths, 415; The people, 415; Conduct of Americans there, 41C; Animals, 416; Bird*, 417; Fish, 417; 

 Climate, 417 ; Geographical position, 418; Destruction of old Panama by Morgan, 418. 



CHAPTER III. 



FROM PANAMA TO LIMA. 



Embark on board the steamer New Grenada, 421 ; Rain, 421 ; Buenaventura, 421 ; The Andes, 422 ; Cross the equator, 422 ; 

 Refused permission to land in Ecuador, 422 : Anchor at Payta, 423 ; Position of the town, amid sterility, 423 ; Marine fossils, 

 423 ; Houses, 424 ; People, 424 ; No fresh water, 424 ; Ship-building, 424 ; A balsa, 424 ; Vegetables and fruits from the valley 

 of Piura, 424 ; Cherimoya, 425 ; Alligator pear, 425 ; Granadilla, 425 ; Pepino, 425 ; Whalers, 425 ; Lambayeque, 426 ; Huan- 

 rliacu ami Trujillo, 426 ; Balsas again, 426 ; Strike on a rock off Casma bay, 427; Callao, 427. 



CHAPTER IV. 



LIMA. 



Travelling and smokers, 429 ; Foundation of the city, 429 ; Its plan and streets, 43 ) ; Buildings, 430 ; Fountain in the plaza, 

 430 ; The cathedral, 431 ; Churches, 431 ; Remains of Pizarro, 431 ; Church erected by the conqueror, 432 ; Charitable insti- 

 tutions, 433; Palace, 433; Chamber of Deputies, 434; Senate, 434; Education, 435; Amusements, 435; Theatre, 435; Bull- 

 fights, 436 ; The Saya y Manto, 436 ; Bridge over the Rimac, 436 ; Alameda, 436 ; Market, 436 ; Population, 437 ; Climate, 43d 

 Earthquakes, 438; Manufactures, 438. 



CHAPTER V. 



FROM LIMA TO VALPARAISO. 



Leave Callao, 440 ; Chincha islands, 440 ; Other huano islands on the coasts of Peru and Chile, 441 ; Pisco, 441 ; Remarkable 

 cross on the shores of its bay, 441 ; At sea, 442 ; Meteorological, 442; Salt patches on the sterile coast, 442 ; Yslay, 442 ; Arica, 

 443; Ancient graves near the city, 444 ; Indian antiquities, 444; Valleys of Azapa and Ocutuba, 445 ; Trade along the coast, 

 445 ; Iquique, 445 ; Saltpetre mines near it, 446 ; Marine products, 446 ; Cobija, 447 ; Scarcity of water and food, 417 ; Trade, 

 447 ; Port of Copiapo, 448 ; Huaaco, 448 ; Coquimbo bay, 449 ; Want of geographical information, 450 ; Arrive at Valparaiso 

 and leave for Santiago, 450. 



CHAPTER VI. 



FIRST EXPERIENCES IN CHILE. 



Travelling to Santiago, 451 ; Halt at Casa-blanca, 451 ; Scenes by the road, 452; Cuesta Zapata, 452; Panoramic view from 

 the Cuesta Prado, 452; Action of the government, 454 ; Choice of a locality for the Observatory, 454 ; Arrival of the instruments 

 454; Preparation of sites on Santa Lucia, l-"il ; What people thought of us, 455; Their interest iu the. starry heavens, 455 : Slow 

 progress with work on the second observatory, 455 ; Novell irs in the streets, 456 ; Street scenes in the morning, 456; Novelties 

 ol Climate, 457. 



