294 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
heaving up for some hours from the west, at last met the sun’s track and 
brought its friendly shadow to our relief. After a refreshing nap of 
two hours an attempt was made at getting up a breakfast—we had eaten 
nothing during the day—but all appetite was gone, and nothing craved Hg 
but continued drafts of water. José, however, was a bright exception, and © 
had certainly lost nothing of his gastronomic powers, but merrily devoured — 
to lea i 
Felipe during the night and early the following day. The forenoon Was 
species of fishes were observed about an inch in length, one slender and 
of a whitish color, the other broad in proportion to length, and dark 
my former mishap. 
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“July 21—At daylight again on the move, and startled a vagray 
us ended a hurried trip to a most interesting spot in the midst of 4 
ho less interesting district. The shells obtained were submitted to aa 
ut so thin and fragi 
