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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



tion becomes so much stunted in growth, that the 

 trees, seen below 100 feet high and 8 feet in diameter, 

 only attain the height of 6 inches. 



" On reaching the summit no vegetation exists — 

 nothmg but scattered barren rocks which appear to 



immense distance, and covered with perpetual snow. 

 To the west, the whole of the Lslands, from Guaytecaa 

 to the e.xtent of the Archipelago, is evenly and dis- 

 tinctly to be seen. 



" A little below this elevation the scenery is also 



Fig. A. BRANCH OF SAXE-GOTELEA CONSPICUA. 



ise among the snow, which is 30 feet in depth, and 

 frozen so hard that on walking over it the foot makes 

 but a slight impression. 



"To the east, as far as the eye can command, it 

 appears perfectly level. To the south, one sees the 

 central ridge of the Andes stretching along for an 



sino-ular and grand. Eocky precipices stand like per- 

 pendicular walls from 200 to 300 feet in height, over 

 which roll the waters from the melting snows, which 

 appear to the eye like lines of silver. Sometimes these 

 waters rush down with such force that rocks of many 

 tons in weight are precipitated from their lofty sta- 



