CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IX. 



Santa Cruz Expedition up the River 

 Indians Immense Streams of Basaltic 

 Lava Fragments not transported by the 

 River Excavation of the Valley Condor, 

 Habits of Cordillera Erratic Boulders 

 of great Size Indian Relics Return to 

 the Ship Falkland Islands Wild Horses 

 Cattle, Rabbits Wolf-like Fox Fire made 

 of Bones Manner of hunting Wild Cattle 

 Geology Streams of Stones Scenes 

 of Violence Penguin Geese Eggs of 

 Doris Compound Animals, 128 



CHAPTER X. 



Tierra del Fuego, first Arrival Good Suc- 

 cess Bay An Account of the Fuegians 

 on Board Interview with the Savages 

 Scenery of the Forests Cape Horn 

 Wigwam Cove Miserable Condition of 

 the Savages Famines Cannibals Mat- 

 ricide Religious Feelings Great Gale 

 Beagle Cfiannel Ponsonby Sound Build 

 Wigwams and settle the Fuegians 

 Bifurcation of the Beagle Channel 

 Glaciers Return to the Ship Second 

 Visit in the Ship to the Settlement- 

 Equality of Condition amongst the 

 Natives 147 



CHAPTER XI. 



Strait of Magellan Port Famine Ascent of 

 Mount Tarn Forests Edible Fungus 

 Zoology Great Sea-weed Leave Tierra 

 del Fuego Climate Fruit Trees and 

 Productions of the Southern Coasts 

 Height of Snow-line on the Cordillera 

 Descent of Glaciers to the Sea Icebergs 

 formed Transported of Boulders Cli- 

 mate and Productions of the Antarctic 

 Islands Preservation of Frozen Car- 

 casesRecapitulation ., 167 



CHAPTER XII. 



Valparaiso Excursion to the Foot of the 

 Andes Structure of the Land Ascend 

 the Bell of Quillota Shattered Masses of 

 Greenstone Immense Vallevs Mines 

 State of Miners Santiago Hot-baths of 

 Cauquenes Gold-mines Grinding-mills 

 Perforated Stones Habits of the Puma 



El Turco and Tapacolo Humming- 

 birds 183 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Chiloe General Aspect Boat Excursion 

 Native Indians Castro Tame Fox 

 Ascend San Pedro Chonos Archipelago 



Peninsula of Tres Monies Granitic 

 Range Boat-wrecked Sailors Low's 

 Harbour Wild Potato Formation of 

 Peat Myopot.imus, Otter and Mice 

 Cheiirau and Barking-bird Opetio- 

 rhynchus Singular Character of Orni- 

 thologyPetrels , 198 



CHAPTER XIV. 



San Carlos, Chiloe Osorno in eruption, 

 contemporaneously with Aconcagua and 

 Coseguma Ride to Cucao Impenetrable 

 Forests Valdivia Indians Earthquake 

 Concepcion Great Earthquake Rocks 

 Fissured Appearance of theformer Towns 

 The Sea black and boiling Direction 

 of the Vibrations Stones twisted round 

 Great Wave Permanent Elevation of 

 the Land Area of Volcanic 1'henomena 

 The Connection between the Elevatory 

 and Eruptive Forces Cause of Earth- 

 quakes Sk>w Elevation of Mountain- 



CHAPTER XV. 



Valparaiso Portillo Pass Sagacity of 

 Mules Mountain Torrents Mines, how 

 discovered Proofs of the Gradual Eleva- 

 tion of the Cordillera Effect of Snow on 

 Rocks Geological Structure of the two 

 Main Ranges Their Distinct Origin and 

 Upheaval Great Subsidence Red Snow 

 Winds Pinnacles of Snow Dry and 

 clear Atmosphere Electricity Pampas 

 Zoology of the Opposite Sides of the Andes 

 Locusts Great Bugs Mendoza 

 Uspallata Pass Silicified Trees buried as 

 they grew Incas Bridge Badness of the 

 Passes Exaggerated Cum bre Casuchas 

 Valparaiso aaj 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Coast-road to Coquimbo Great Loads car- 

 ried by the Miners Coquimbo Earth- 

 quake Step-formed Terraces Absence 

 of recent Deposits Contemporaneous- 

 ness of the Tertiary Formations Excur- 

 sion up the Valley Road to Guasco 

 Deserts Valley of Copiapd Rain and 

 Earthquakes Hydrophobia The Des- 

 poblado Indian Ruins Probable Change 

 of Climate River-bed arched by an Earth- 

 quake Cold Gales of Wind Noises from 

 a Hill Iquique Salt Alluvium Nitrate 

 of Soda Lima Unhealthy Country 

 Ruins of Callao, overthrown by an Earth- 

 quake Recent Subsidence Elevated 

 Shells on San Lorenzo, their Decompo- 

 sitionPlain with Embedded Shells and 

 Fragments of Pottery Antiquity of the 

 Indian Race 245 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Galapagos Archipelago The Whole Group 

 Volcanic Number of Craters Leafless 

 Bushes Colony at Charles Island James 

 Island Salt-lake in Crater Natural 

 History of the Group Ornithology, 

 Curious Finches Reptiles Great Tor- 

 toises, Habits of Marine Lizard, feeds on 

 Sea-weed Terrestrial Lizard, burrowing 

 Habits, Herbivorous Importance of 

 Reptiles in the Archipelago Fish, Shells, 

 Insects Botany American Type of Or- 



