190 FALKLAND ISLANDS. {cmap, 1x. 
when on level ground it does not appear an easy job for one man 
to kill a beast mad with terror. Nor would it be so, if the horse, 
when left to itself without its rider, did not soon learn, for its 
own safety, to keep the lazo tight; so that, if the cow or ox 
moves forward, the horse moves just as quickly forward, other- 
wise, it stands motionless leaning on one side. This horse, how- 
ever, was a young one, and would not stand still, but gave in to 
the cow as she struggled. It was admirable to see with what 
dexterity St. Jago dodged behind the beast, till at last he con- 
trived to give the fatal touch to the main tendon of the hind leg; 
after which, without much difficulty, he drove his knife into the 
head of the spinal marrow, and the cow dropped as if struck by 
lightning. He cut off pieces of flesh with the skin to it, but 
without any bones, sufficient for our expedition. "We then rode 
on to our sleeping-place, and had for supper ‘carne con cuero,’ 
or meat roasted with the skin on it. This is as superior to com- 
mon beef as venison is to mutton. A large circular piece taken 
from the back is roasted on the embers with the hide downwards 
and in the form of a saucer, so that none of the gravy is lost. If 
-any worthy alderman had supped with us that evening, ‘ carne con 
cuero,’ without doubt, would soon have been celebrated in London. 
During the night it rained, and the next day (17th) was very 
stormy, with much hail and snow. We rode across the island to 
the neck of land which joins the Rincon del Toro (the great 
peninsula at the S.W. extremity) to the rest of the island. From 
the great number of cows which have been killed, there is a 
large proportion of bulls. These wander about single, or two 
and three together, and are very savage. J never saw such mag- 
nificent beasts; they equalled in the size of their huge heads and 
necks the Grecian marble sculptures. Capt. Sulivan informs 
me that the hide of an average-sized bull weighs forty-seven 
pounds, whereas a hide of this weight, less thoroughly dried, is 
considered as a very heavy one at Monte Video. The young 
bulls generally run away for a short distance; but the old ones 
do not stir a step, except to rush at man and horse; and many 
horses have been thus killed. An old bull crossed a boggy 
stream, and took his stand on the opposite side to us; we in vain 
tried to drive him away, and failing, were obliged to make a 
large circuit. The Gauchos in revenge determined to emasculate 
