Jl FOOTS SATdULLJST. 



out my plan. I was convinced there were woods and flocks 

 not far ahead of us, and as I feared not die sun for myself, 

 I started as soon as you were aU fast asleep, having forti- 

 fied myself for the journey widi a drop of the cognac. I 

 often longed, as I proceeded, to fie down and rest, but then 

 I thought of Caanito, and ran on faster than ever. With- 

 out knowing why,I stumbled, and I think I must have fall- 

 en asleep. When I opened my eyes the sun was set, and 

 Gringak* was licking me with his tongue. Igotup,stn- 

 pefied as I was, and ran forward, without halting, to di- 

 verge of a wood. I dashed in among die trees, and in less 

 than a quarter of an hour I came upon a great bike, and 

 Corses and buffaloes running wild. My strength, however, 

 began to fail, and it took me more dian four hours to catch 

 this mustang^ continued die Indian, looking down on his 

 steed, but I soon made him know his master was on his 

 bank." 



Having returned to our bivouac to recover our treasures. 

 we resolved to start immediately, as die sky was obscured 

 by clouds, 



Xeit day FEncuerado set to work to provide us afl widt 

 horses. HaTing prepared a lasso, the agfle Indian darted 

 off at fnD gallop towards a drove which were grazing some 

 distance off ; and by night had captured five of dieir num- 

 ber. Two days, however, were spent in breaking our 

 mounts and rendering diem docile; but as our stores were 

 visibly diminishing, and we were considerably freshened 

 up, it became highly necessary for us to start. 



X eit morning our Ettfe cavalcade crossed die plains and 

 woods almost at a gallop. The brae mountains in front 

 looked higher and higher, and die oudines of die volcano 

 grew more defined. 



The second day of our march we had to cross some mud- 

 dy marshes, in which our horses mired up to dieir beffies. 



