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together with their canoes, two small jiaddles with which the 

 latter are propelled, one or two spears or harpoons made of hone 

 for the capture of seals, and one or more ratlier well formed ves- 

 sels made of rushes and usually of the capacity of ahout a gallon 

 (used in gathering shell-fish), fulfill all their domestic require- 

 ments. Notwithstanding the exceedingly primitive manner in 

 which they live, it is evident from the great accumulation of 

 shell heaps in many places periodically occupied hy them that 

 they have inhaV)ited this region for a consideral)le period, during 

 which little if any alteration has taken place in their hahits and 

 customs. 



TEHUELCHE BOY OF l6 YEARS 



From a Photograph by J. B. Hatcher 



The Indian tribes east of the Cordilleras are of Tehuelche or 

 Araucanian stock, and in general appearance, hahits, and cus- 

 toms they are quite different from and far superior to those of 

 the western coast. Perhaps as a race no people in the world are 

 better developed physically than are the Tehuelches of southern 

 and eastern Patagonia. While their size has been consideraldy 

 exaggerated by many of the earlier travelers, yet the fact remains 

 that they are a large and physically well-developed race. 'J'he 

 men have an average height of about five feet ten inches and the 

 women of about five feet six inches. In Ijoth sexes the l)ody is 



