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TRAVELS OF A NATURALIST. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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PREFACE I. -II. 



CHAPTER I. 



Departure from Havre Tempest in the Channel Harbouring 

 in Wey mouth Nearingthe Tropics Dead Sea Wonderful 

 Sunsets Baptism of the Line Crossing the Equator Fly 

 ing Fishes Dolphins Shark and Pilot Fishes Sucking 

 Fishes Fishing Petrels Giant Albatross Cape Horn 

 Whalebone Whales Cachalot Whales Tempest Juan 

 Fernandez Island. 1-9 



CHAPTER II. 



Arrival at Valparaiso Excursions in the Suburbs Humming 

 Birds Gold Mines of Quillatas Conquest by the Spaniards 

 Dutch Expeditions in Chili Description of Chili Boun 

 daries Topography Climate Earthquakes Volcanoes 

 Lakes and Rivers Actual Population Santiago Valpar 

 aiso Mercantile Marine Railroads Commerce Principal 

 Articles of Importation and Exportation Remarkable Ani 

 mals Llama and Alpaca Chinchilla Mole- Armadillo 

 Condor Chilian Humming Birds Chilian Insects Future 

 of Chili 10-22 



CHAPTER III. 



Departure from Valparaiso Islands of San Felix and San 

 Ambrose Phaeton and Frigate Birds Bonito Fish Eclipse 

 of the Moon Dorado Fish Passage of the Tropic Tunny 

 Fish Floating Varec In Sight of San Francisco Heavy 

 Fog Pelicans, Porpoises, Sea Lions, or Seals Bay of San 

 Francisco Guillemots Arrival at San Francisco . . 23-32 



CHAPTER IV. 



San Francisco in 1 85 1 Population Frequent Fires Summary 

 Justice Abundance of Rats Commerce Desertion of 

 Sailors Gold Placers Exorbitant Prices of Certain Com 

 modities Gambling Hells in San Francisco Free Fights 

 Murder of Successful Miners Expeditions of Marquis de 

 Pindray and Count Raousset Boulbon in Sonora Death of 

 Marquis de Pindray Capture of Hermosillo Death of 

 Garnier Battle of Guaymas Execution of Raousset Boul- 

 born Magnanimity of General Yanez 33-44 



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