TIERRA DEL FIEGO 



dropped our anchor in forty- seven fathoms, fire 

 flashing from the windlass as the chain rushed 

 round it. Hovr delightful ^\"a5 that still night, after 

 having been so long involved in the din of the 

 ^varring elements ! 



Jamiary 15///, I S3 3- — The Ecagic anchored 

 in Goeree Roads. Captain Fitz Roy ha\-ing 

 resolved to settle the Fuegians, according to their 

 vishes, in Ponsonb}- Sound, four boats vere 

 equipped to carry them there through the Beagle 

 Channel. This channel, which A\'as discovered by 

 Captain Fitz Roy during the last ^■oyage, is a 

 most remarkable feature in the geograph}- of this, 

 or indeed of an}- other countr\- : it ma}- be com- 

 pared to the \-alle}- of Loch Xess in Scotland, 

 with its chain of lakes and friths. It is about 

 one hundred and twent}- miles long, with an 

 average breadth, not subject to 

 an}- ^-er}- great variation, of about 

 two miles ; and is throughout the 

 greater part so perfect!}- straight, 

 that the \-ie\v, bounded on each 

 side b\- a line of mountains, 

 graduall}- becomes indistinct in 

 the long distance. It crosses 

 the southern part of Tierra del 

 Fuego in an cast and west line, 

 and in the middle is jr.ined at 

 right angles on the south side 



b\- an irregular channel, which has been called Ponsonb}- Sound. 

 This is the residence of Jemm}- Button's tribe and famil}-. 



19///. — Three whale-boats and the }-a\vl, with a part}- of 



e.a;:-:e7 .i.r.D ^ji^-e. \;-e\ 



