CHAPTER XXIII. 
Set out in boats—Find Guanacoes—Murray Narrow—Birch Fungus— 
Tide — Channel — Glaciers —View— Mountains—Unbroken chain— 
Passages—Steam-vessels—Jemmy Button—Puma—Nest—Accident 
—Natives—Murray’s Journal—Cape Graham—Cape Kinnaird—Spa- 
niard Harbour—Valentyn Bay—Cape Good Success—Natives— Len- 
nox Island—Strait Le Maire—Good Success Bay—Accident—Tide 
Race—San Vicente—San Diego—Tides— Soundings — North-east 
Coast—San Sebastian—Reflections—Port Desire—Monte Video— 
Santa Catalina—Rio de Janeiro. 
“4th. Mr. Sroxes and I each began another trip in the 
boats, taking chronometers, and the necessary instruments. 
He steered to the northward, to get to the mainland; I kept 
outside to the south-westward, to make the most direct course 
towards the communication between Nassau Bay and the 
newly discovered passage or channel. I was surprised to find 
that the eastern shore of Nassau Bay resembled much of the 
coast of Patagonia (being a stratum of earth without rock), 
and differed entirely from the general character of the coasts 
and islands of Tierra del Fuego. At sunset we landed, and 
hauled up our boat on a shingle beach which extended several 
miles, and upon walking only a few yards inland I saw the 
prints of large cloven hoofs, almost the size of those of a cow. 
This discovery gave an answer to the question about the 
guanaco skins and bones found among the Fuegians, but made 
me less sanguine of finding a passage northward through the 
interior of the country. Much brushwood was found near 
this place; and a profusion of rich grass covered an extensive 
plain. 
«5th. We launched the boat, and continued our course 
along-shore, finding rather shoal water (three to six fathoms 
‘within about half a mile), with a very thick bed of kelp, 
through which it was difficult to force the boat. We had not 
advanced far, when, passing round a low point of land, we saw 
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