M-.AK -I \IX.'\[IUA 



CHAPTER XIV 



San Carlos, Cliiloc — Osornn in eruption cnnlumpornncriu^I)- with Aconcagua nuil 

 Costyuina — Kiilc lo Cucao — Impcnctrabltj forests — Waltlivia — Indians — Tarth* 

 quake — Concepcion — threat earthtpiakc — Rocks fissured — Appearance 'if the 

 former towns — The sea black and boiling — Direction of the vibrations — Stones 

 twisted round — Great wave — Permanent elevation of the lan<l — Area of \i)l< anie 

 phenomena — The connection between the elevatory and euqitive forces — Laiise 

 of earthquake^ — Slow elevation of mountain-chains. 



CIlll.Oi; AMI CON'CEPCIOX : GKKAT EAR 11 H U AKK 



Oi\' J.'tniiar)- the I5tli wc sailed from I.dw's ] larhMin-, and 

 three da)-s aftcrwartls aiichnrcd a sec<iiul time in tlie l)a\- nf 

 S. Cnrl(js ill Chiloc. ( )il tlie nii^dit of tlie lytli tlio \ole.tnii nl 

 Osornn was in action. At midnii^iit tllc sentr_\ o])ser\ed 

 something;" Hke a Iar!j;e star, whicli o-|-,-nhiall\' increaseil in size 

 till about three o'clock, when it presented a \'er_\- niaf.niificent 



