910 HEIGHTS—CHILOE. August 1829. 
mildness of its temperature, which even in the middle of winter, 
and at the height of nearly 2,000 feet above the sea, ranged no 
lower than 45° Fahrenheit, and during the day the maximum 
height of the thermometer never exceeded 62°.*(/) 
We returned to Valparaiso on the 26th of July, and made 
preparations to sail; but were detained by a strong northerly 
gale for many days, in which we were enabled to render assis- 
tance to a large Indian trader that would otherwise have been 
wrecked. On the 10th of August, we sailed for Childe; and 
on our way were greatly delayed by southerly winds, which 
carried us in sight of the island of Juan Fernandez. We 
reached our destination on the 26th, and found the Beagle, to 
our great delight, arrived, and all well. Captain Fitz Roy 
came on board before we anchored, and gave me an outline of 
his proceedings, and those of the Adelaide, which had not 
* The following are the results of the barometrical determination of 
the height of various points on the road between Valparaiso and San- 
tiago :— 
Feet above the sea. 
Casa Blanca, ten leagues from Valparaiso .....----- 803 
Highest point of the road over the Cuesta de Zapata 1,977 
lawiat Curacayil ese veld. fawecies . ecw ted 1 BBS 
Plain near Bustamente ....--+..-seeeeeeeeeeeeeee 808 
Summit of Cuesta de Prado (not certain to 200 feet) 2,949 
Inn, or post-house, at the base of the east side of the 
Cuesta de Prado...-.-.--+.--2ee0ee- 
Santiago, by mean of numerous observations ...----- 1,821 
Miers makes the above places above the sea as follows :-— 
Feet above the sea. 
@asasBlanca! Lessard <odeteumsenen ela. ops te 
Summit of Cuesta de Zapata... ..-----+++-seereee- 1,850 
Guracayy <o- nic cnejele = ote o/s shee rinlsse is cise noo See ATL 
Summit of Cuesta de Prado .....--seeseeeeeeeeeee 2,043 
Posthouse, Pralose cess ose ce rec.cs asin ca aclane lyfe 
Santiago, mean of two observations....+....------- 1,691 
Do. by Malespina.... 2,463 : 2,254 : 
Do. Mercurio Chileno act Spanish ..--.. {a eee English. 
(k) Sharp frosts sometimes occur.—R. F. 
