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C. SKOTTSBERG 



Fig. 27. Valle Colonial seen from the Centinela ridge, c. 350 m above sea level. Left, Cordon 

 Central; above, Portezuelo de Villagra and Cordon Salsipuedes, ending in the vertical escarpment 

 of Pta San Carlos, behind which, on the west side of Pto Ingles, towers Cerro Alto. — Photo 



C. Skottsberg "/4 19 17. 



by two permanent streams, which receive several small tributaries from the 

 surrounding gullies. The valley bottom was cleared of its native forest centuries 

 ago; already 80 years ago practically nothing was left below 250 m. Macales and 

 maqui-luma stands fill the interior, and only farther up the gullies we find better 

 forest. Material washed down from the sides have contributed to build the wide, 

 stony and sandy beach, the largest piece of level ground on this island (figs. 3, 

 20, 27). I cannot remember having heard of any names for the streams. Guzman 

 mentions 3 streams emptying in Cumberland Bay, Arroyo del Hospital, A. de la 

 Turbia (turbio -= turbid) and A. de la Reina; the first is, I suppose, where Anson 

 had his hospital. 



FA Pirdmidc (figs. 21, 29, 31), separated from Mt. Yunque by a narrow saddle 

 (W l^ortezuelo del Yunque), towers above the colony. Johow's PI. V dates from von 

 Rodt's reign and shows the scenery when no village existed. The figure 809 m 

 on Friederichsen's map stands for the summit of Mt. Piramide. From both N and 

 S the ascent is rather steep, 40 — 50° the first stretch, but gets more gentle higher 

 up, 25—20"; toward the valleys on both sides the slopes are precipitous (Skottsb. 

 3 PI. 9i)- 



Portezuelo de Villagra (fig. 28). No visitor, even if he only has a single day 

 at his disposal, fails to visit this famous spot with the Selkirk memorial tablet. The 



