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months in the coast region, an expedition 
was made into the interior, into the little 
known lake region about the head waters of 
the Santa Cruz river and to the northward 
into an absolutely unknown region of the 
Cordilleros. Here many new glaciers were 
discovered and important water courses lo- 
cated. 
The time spent in this region was most 
enjoyable, and the results there attained 
contributed even more to the success of the 
trip than those nearer the coast. Being an 
unexplored country not only were new facts 
relating to the geography of the region dis- 
covered, but many animals and plants new 
to science were also collected ; and the se- 
ries of observations made, and facts ob- 
tained, relating to the age of the Cordille- 
ros and other geological phenomena of the 
entire region, are of the greatest value. 
Scattering over the plains region of the in- 
terior were found numerous volcanic cones 
hitherto unreported which were shown 
to have been the source of the great lava 
beds which in many places are spread in 
great sheets over the surface of the country. 
On account of the difficult travelling and 
the length of time consumed on this trip 
into the interior, it was absolutely impos- 
sible to take any great supply of provisions, 
so that it became necessary to limit the 
personnel of the expedition to Messrs. 
Hatcher and Peterson, who were gone five 
months on this trip, during which time not 
only was it impossible for them to receive 
or dispatch any mail, but they never met 
with or saw a single human being but their 
two selves. 
The result of the work done in Pata- 
gonia may be briefly summarized as follows: 
The discovery of many new facts relating 
to the geography of the region. 
The discovery of several geological hori- 
zons new to Patagonia. 
The making of a complete geological sec- 
tion from the igneous rocks forming the 
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mass of the Cordilleros to the uppermost 
Tertiary rocks, and extending from the Cor- 
dilleros to the Atlantic coast. 
The collecting of a nearly complete se- 
ries of the mosses, hepatical and flowering 
plants, not including grasses; of some 800 
skins and skeletons of recent birds and 
animals and about eight tons of fossils, in- 
eluding more than 1,000 skulls and many 
nearly complete skeletons—altogether, the 
most valuable collection from that region to 
be found anywhere in the world. 
After spending a little more than a year 
on the mainland, the expedition proceeded 
to Tierra del Fuego and the adjoiming 
islands, where important collections were 
also made, especially of the plants of that 
archipelago, and observations were made 
concerning the geology and paleontology 
of the islands, which it is believed will 
be of considerable importance. Some at- 
tention was also given to the Indians of 
this region, especially of the Channel and 
Canoe Indians, who live almost entirely 
in frail boats of their own manufacture 
and subsist wholly upon shell fish, which 
they are able to pick up in great abundance 
along the shore. The great accumulation 
of shell heaps observed at certain points 
along the shores is believed to point toa 
great antiquity for this exceedingly primi- 
tive tribe. 
Throughout their work the Argentine 
government was very generous and cour- 
teous to the expedition, giving to its mem- 
bers transportation on its war vessels from 
Buenos Aires to Gallegos and return, and 
offering to place at its disposal a smaller ves- 
sel for use in researches among the islands. 
SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS. 
GRANTS FROM THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR 
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. — 
As we have already noted, the British Asso- 
ciation appropriated at the Toronto meeting 
£1,350 (more than $6,500) to committees for 
