Extract of a Tour, bj/ Mr. Glas. 



sembling ruins of stone buildings scattered on each side. 

 After we got out of this part, we came upon small white 

 light pumice-stone, like peas or shingles. Here we rode for 

 an hour, and the wind being very cold, sharp, and piercing, 

 our guide advised us to alight and rest till four or five in the 

 morning. 



" We followed his advice and entered into a large 

 cave, the mouth of which was built up to about a man's 

 height, to prevent the wind and cold from getting in. Here 

 we found also some withered branches, with which we 

 made a large fire to warm ourselves, and passed the time as 

 well as we could, with one side almost scorched, and the 

 other benumbed with cold. About five we mounted again, 

 travelling very slowly, for the road here was very steep and. 

 rugged, till we came to a cottage built of loose stones ; the 

 name of this place, our guide told us, was Estancia de los 

 Inglesses (or the English Resting Place), for none but fo- 

 reigners and people who gather brimstone, and by that 

 means earn their bread, progress that far on the road. Af- 

 terwards we were obliged to alight, the road being too steep 

 for*riding, until we came to the top of a Rising ot Hill, 

 where there appeared a vast number of great loose stone, 

 of flat surfaces, tea or more feet every way. 



" Here we were compelled to travel by leaping 

 from rock to rock, for they were not all close to each 

 other. Amongst these is a large cavern with a well 

 or natural reservoir, and into this we descended by a 

 ladder, which the poor people have placed there for 

 that purpose ; part of the bottom was covered with 

 water, but was frozen towards the inner edges ; we at- 

 tempted to drink it, but could not, on account of its 

 excessive coldness, however the guide filled a bottle which 



