CONTENTS, XI 



fAGE 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Soundings — Anchor in Santa Cruz — Lay Beagle ashore for 

 repair — Prepare to ascend river — Set out — View of sur- 

 rounding country — Rapid stream — Cold — Ostriches — 

 Guanacoes — Indians — Fish — CliiFs — Firewood — Lava 

 Cliffs — Difficulties — Chalia — See Andes — Farthest 

 West — View rovuid — Return — Danger — Guanaco hunters 

 — Puma — Cat — ^Tides — Sail from Santa Cruz 336 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Beagle and Adventure sail from Port Famine through Mag- 

 dalen and Cockburn Channel — Enter Pacific — Death of 

 Mr. Rowlett — Chil6e — Chile — Government — Adventure 

 sold — Consequent changes — Plans — Mr. Low — Chonos 

 — Lieut. Sulivan's party — Moraleda — LadrUleros — De 

 Vea — Sharp — San Andres — ^VaUenar — Mr. Stokes — San 

 Estevan — Distressed sailors — Anna Pink Bay — Port Low 

 — Potatoes — Indian names — Huaf o — Volcano — Chilotes 

 — Aborigines — Militia — Freebooters — Climate — Docks 

 — Tides — Witchcraft — Alerse — Calbucanos — Cesares 

 — Search for men — Meteors 359 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Leave Chiloe — ^Valdivia — Earthquake — Aborigines — Tradi- 

 tions — Words — Convicts — Tolten — Boroa — Imperial — 

 Mocha — Shocks of Earthquake — Anchor off Talcahuano 

 — Ruins — Account of a great Earthquake, which destroyed 

 the cityof Concepcion; and was felt from Chiloe toCopi- 

 apo ; from Juan Femandes to Mendoza 396 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Mocha — Movement of Land — Penco — UUoa — Shells — Coal 

 — Maule — Topocalma — Aconcagua — Valparaiso — Horcon 

 — Papudo — Pichidanque — Conchali — Herradura — Co- 



