VI CONTENTS. 



mountain of Araasojava. — Diseases. — Remarkable mag- 

 netic influence of the European over mulattoes and negroes. 



— Superiority of the European to the black and coloured 

 races of mankind. — Villa de Porto Feliz. — Navigation on 

 the river Tiete to Matto-grosso. — Indians on the Paraguay. 



— Breed of cattle and mules. — Agriculture in the capi- 

 tania. — Indians of S. Paulo. — Note : — Native medicinal 

 plants. 



CHAPTER III. 



Journey from S. Joao de Ypanema to Villa Rica. 



Fage 10.3—176. 



Journey by way of Sorocaba to the chief market for mules 

 and by w^ay of Ytu to Jundiahy. — Re-organisation of the 

 caravan. — S. Joao de Atibaya. — Camanducaya. — Registo 

 Real. — Entrance into Minas Geraes. — The dance called 

 Baducca. — Dangerous passage of the rivers Mandu and 

 Servo. — S. Anna de Sapucahy. — First gold mines. — Paper 

 currency in Minas Geraes. — Flight of our negro. — S. Bar- 

 bara. — Villa de Campanha. — Increase of luxury in the 

 gold countries. — Rio Verde. — Poisonous sei-pents. — Cure 

 of the bite of serpents. — Rio do Peixe. — Corrego dos 

 Pinheiros. — Songs of the native poet Gonzaga. — High 

 mountains of Capivary. — Passage at the vs^aterfall of the 

 Rio Grande, the main branch of the Rio de la Plata. — 

 Course of that river. — Rio dos Mortos. — Morro de Bom 

 Fim. — Villa de S. Joao d'El Rey, its trade and environs. 



— Serra Lenheu'o and de S. Joze. — Unsuccessfid attempt 

 to cultivate corn. — Passage of the Rio Paraopeba. — 

 Morro da Solidade. — Chapada. — Animals in the cam- 

 pos. — Morro de Gravier. — Capao. — Lana. — Notes: — 

 Mine of the yellow topazes. — Occurrence of the euklases. 



— Description of the yellow topazes and their formation. 



