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pastures here are superior to those of the Patagonian coast, on 

 account of the unfailing streams of crystal water that traverse 

 the land in every direction. The climate, moreover, presents 

 fewer extremes, and protection is afforded from the bitter 

 south-west winds by the high ranges of mountains at the back 

 of the open ground. It was doubtless the aspect of these same 

 ranges, viewed by the sea captains cruising along their southern 

 shores that pictured Tierra del Fuego as a mass of ice-clad 



First Prize Fat Shorthorn Bullock, Argentina 



Live Weight, 2112 lbs. Dead Weight, 1519 lbs. Sold for £393 

 to Freezing Co. 



peaks, inhabited only by the bloodthirsty savages that sat 

 perched upon them, anxiously scanning the beach for ship- 

 wrecked crews. 



" The commercial capital of all these southern territories is 

 Sandy Point, a town which boasts some 7000 inhabitants, and 

 is situated about 50 miles west of the second Narrows. Of 

 Tierra del Fuego Argentina owns but a small area , the ground 

 lying east of a Line dropped due south from Cape Virgens to 

 the Beagle Channel. Ushuaia, the Argentine capital here, as 

 well as the town of Gallegos, on the Patagonian southern 

 coast, is entirely dependent on Sandy Point for their trade. 



