4 VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



coJeopteray of extremely fingular forms. The 

 M'ind had driven them on the fand, where it 

 was very eafy for us to pick them up. 



The next morning, as foon as it was day- 

 light, we went on fhore near the head of the 

 road (lead, where we entered a large valley, 

 which extends to the fouth-weft between fome 

 very high hills. From the top of one of the 

 higheft, we had a view of all the country, as far 

 as the bafe of the great mountain which lay to 

 tiic north-weft of our fliips. The fnow, which 

 had not yet melted on its fummit, afforded a 

 very pi(flurefque appearance, and gave a relief 

 lo the beautiful verdure of the large trees, 

 which fcemed to be growing there in full vi- 

 gour. 



On the declivity of the hills where we flood, 

 I rem.arked various fpecies of emhothrium. 

 Lower down, we faw iffuing from feveral places 

 very clear water, that ran into a lake, where I 

 perceived fome pelicans, at which, unfortunate- 

 ly, I could fire only at a great diflance. This 

 lake is in the middle of a large plain, the foil 

 of which, in the lowed: fpots, is compofed of a 

 clav impregnated with water, and covered with 

 roots of different plants, which form a bad fort 

 of turf placed o-i a Ihaking ground. This 

 ground, open fome decimeters in width in fe- 

 veral places, exMbits internally a very loofe 



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