92 Timehri. 
On 12th January at 9 a.m. I arrived at the Savannah path where I had been 
on 5th November, 1880. From here there is a track over the Savannah from one 
cattle ranch or Estancia to another and on to Callao. The batteaux and wood- 
skins were left here, and at 11.30 a.m. taking two of my Indians with me and a 
Venezuelan half breed, three days’ provisions and our hammocks and blankets, 
each carrying his own load, we commenced our overland journey to Callao. 
At 2.30 p.m. we arrived at a cattle ranch or Estancia. Here by permission 
we remained until next morning when I hired a donkey to carry our luggage. 
We left this Estancia at 8 a.m. on 14th, all the harness for the donkey having 
to be made from a raw hide before we started. 
Our feet having been almost constantly in the water from the time we left 
Kalacoon they had become soft and tender, and were in the very worst condition 
for a walk over the Savannah, covered as it is in many places with gravelly 
s ones. I became quite footsore as well as my men, and we were heartily glad 
when we arrived at the Estancia “ Caiguao.”’ We met with a rather ungracious 
reception on arrival at this place, and on asking to be allowed to remain there 
for the night, were directed to an empty stall in the stable. It was the only 
shelter we could get so we had to put up with it. Our inconvenience however 
did not last very long for in about an hour's time the major domo, one Senhor 
Truxillo arrived; he immediately removed us from the stable to comfortable 
quarters and treated myself and party with every kindness. The next morning 
he went with us to Callao. The Estancia belonged to a Corsican gentleman 
Mr. Figuerelo, who had an establishment at Callao. 
On 14th January at 3 p.m. we arrived at Callao, all very footsore and myself 
suffering from fever. My arrival at Callao seemed to attract general attention 
and I was stared at apparently by every individual in the place as I passed along 
the street to the lodging I had been directed to. This was at the house of a 
German whose wife was an English woman. There was only a wall between 
their premises and the Callao Mine. Later I called on the manager of the Callao 
mine and at his request dined with him that evening. This gentleman 
(an American) gave me much information regarding Placer mining. As at 
that time mining operations in the Colony were under my supervision the 
information was both instructive and useful to me. I only slept one night 
in my lodgings. On the 15th accompanied by a M. Klimke, a mining 
Engineer employed in the locality I went to the Potose Mine, and had, 
owing to the heavy rain to sleep there, Mr. Brooks the Superintendent very 
kindly entertaining me. Here for the first time I heard of there being a 
Governor for this part of the territory and that he resided at Guacipate. 
Later in the evening some gentlemen connected with the Mines in the 
locality arrived at Potose and brought news to me of a more personal and 
serious character—namely that soldiers had arrived at Callao for my arrest and 
that I might expect their arrival at any moment and that I was to be shot at 
daylight next morning. This information proved to be untrue, however I had 
to be prepared for it, somehow it did not seem to affect me much ; [had to accept 
it as part of the inevitable, and after handing over to Mr. Brooks my watch and 
money with instructions, which he kindly offered to carry out as to their disposal, 
I passed the night without any uneasiness for the morrow, 
