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INDEX. 



X^owIsJaiids, Dangerous Archipelago, or 

 Paamuto Islands, 506, 507 — mis- 

 sionary labour, natives, Chain Islan- 

 ders, 518. 



Low, Mr., 2, i2p, M5- anecdote, 168 — 

 opinions, notices of Patagonian na- 

 tives, boy on board, 169-174 — takes 

 Chonos boy on board Adeona, details 

 of Chonos tribe, 189-197 — potatoes, 

 anecdote, 200— at Falkland Islands, 

 273, 274 — cattle-shooting, 281 — nar- 

 row escape, 328 — engaged as pilot, 

 331 — examines Chonos Archipelago, 

 363, 364, 367. 



Low, Port, 374 — fresh provisions, pira- 

 guas, wild potato, 375 — view, Meli- 

 moyu Mountain, 376. 



Macacu River, fever, malaria, causes, 

 76, 77- 



Madeira, 46. 



Magdalen Channel, fine scenery, 359, 



Magellan, Le, wrecked, 269 — crew's 

 transport, 373 — in Beagle, 281. 



Malaspina Cove, lightning, 304. 



Malays at Keeling Islands, 632, 637. 



Maldonado, pampero, 88 — village, 93, 

 282, 284, 285— absurd reports, 293. 



Man, origin and migration of, 639- 

 657. 



Mar-chiquito, salt lagoon, no opening 

 to the sea, 97 — country near, hills, 

 their usual direction, as well as that 

 of rivers and inlets between Plata 

 and Cape Horn, 98 — immense herd 

 of cattle, 99. 



Maria, a Patagonian woman, 145, 146 

 — met again, 322. 



Maria, Santa, Island of, upheaval, 412, 

 413— beds of dead shell-fish, 414 — 

 depression of land, 420 — appearance, 

 436. 



Martin, St., cove, cliffs, weather, 124. 



Martha, Santa, gales, 83— shores, 84. 



Massey's lead, 55, 64. 



Matavai Bay (see Otaheite). 



Matthews, Richard, goes as missionary 

 to Tierra del Fuego, 15, 16 — first 

 meets savages, 122 — accompanies 

 Fuegians from Beagle, 127 — anec- 

 dote, 179 — steadiness, 205 — arrival at 

 Woollya, 207.210 — established and 



left in wigwam, 212, 213 — anxiety 

 for, safety, 220 — story, danger, 221 



— re- embarks, 223— decides to remain 

 with his brother at New Zealand, 

 605. 



Maule River, effects of great earth- 

 quake there, 417- surf, village, bar, 

 424— advantages, 425. 



May Harbour, cypress trees, otter, 375. 



Medanos Point, banks near, 97, 



Melo Port, 298. 



Mellersh, Mr, 19 — examines Hood 

 Island, 4B6 — Elizabeth Bay, 494- 

 496. 



Mendoza, river near, 286, 287. 



Missionaries (Spanish), 373 — (Otaliei- 

 tan) efforts of in Low Islands, 518 — 

 (English) at Otaheite, 510 — anec- 

 dotes, 514-517, 523, 524. 542, 544, 

 545 — influence, 550 — on Navigators 

 and Friendly Islands, 559 — at New 

 Zealand, 567-575— difficulties of first 

 mission there, 579 — influence, 583- 

 588 — distinctions, 601, 602 — proper 

 spirit, 604, 605 — obstacles at New 

 Zealand, 611, 612 — effects of exer- 

 tions, 613, 614 — embarrassments, 615 

 — purchase of lands 616-618. 



Mocha Island, survey, earthquake, 402 

 — waves, 414 — incidents, 415 — sur- 

 vey, rocks, Indians, 419. 



Montes Tres, Cape, 369. 



Murray, Mr. Matthew, 4, 5, 11. 



Murray Narrow, passed by boats, 215- 

 220. 



Musters, Mr. Charles, 20— death of, 76. 



Narborough Island, 365, 366 — excel- 

 lent port, strawberries, produce, 374 

 — structure, tides, 375. 



Navigators Islands, murders, success 



of missionaries, 559. 

 Negro River, 286, 287, 288 — ' freshes,' 



banks, produce, floods, plough, 298 



— survey, bar, 302,303 — massacre of 

 Spaniards, 308 — Paz and Liebre de- 

 tained there, 311 — floods, mouth and 

 bar examined, 312 — wild fowl, 313. 



New Bay, 305— bad weather, soil, 306 

 — settlement, 308, 309. 



Noir Island, wigwams, 365. 



Noronha, de Fernando, 58 — surf, cita- 

 del, population, scenery, precautions, 

 59. 



