428 



THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINI 



A NATIVE WEEE IN THE) ARGENTINE: CHACO 



With an area larger than that of New York State, the Argentine section of the Chaco 

 has a population less than that of Ithaca. A vast plain dotted with lagoons fills the northern 

 part, dense forests lie farther south, and everywhere is to be found the valuable quebracho 

 tree (see also page 414). Swamps, wild beasts, hostile Indians, and miasmatic glades are 

 slowy surrendering before the advance of the colonist. 



Photographs by William R. Barbour 



A PIONEER'S ABODE IN THE FORBIDDING NORTHLAND OE ARGENTINA 



Beside the house is a native oven, built of clay and raised on a platform. A fire is 

 built inside, and removed when the interior is hot. The bread is then put in, all openings 

 are stopped up, and it bakes perfectly. 



