CHAPTEE XXIII. 



again on the eoad — the bied-catching spidee — the marten 

 and the skunk — the flying squieeel — the ottee hunt — 

 l'encuerado wounded. 



jHREE days of difficult travelling brought us into the midst 

 ai'^ of the Terre-Tempirie. Thus we had traversed the whole 

 breadth of the Cordillera, at one time shivering on their 

 summits, at another perspiring, as we penetrated narrow and deep- 

 sunk valleys, just as the chances of our journey led us. Every now 

 and then we caught a sight of the pointed cone of the volcano of 

 Orizava, which assisted us in taking our bearings. At last, four 

 days after taking leave of Coyotepec, we established our bivouac 

 at the foot of a mountain, close to a clear and icy stream. 



Whilst I'Encuerado was making the fire, Lucien discovered 



