to the Gold Mines] &c 



and two or three more of the Captains, which were 

 ail I faw amongft them. 



Next Day, after a very hard march, we refted at 

 Night on the Top of a very high Mountain, which 

 according to the beft of my Computation could not 

 be lefs than four or five Miles in heighth. 



We had a very difficult March for the two fol- 

 lowing Days, efpecially by reafon of the narrow- 

 nefs of the Path, and the rapidity and depth of a 

 River we were forced twice to crofs ; and therefore, 

 on the 25th, refted among the Indians^ who for the 

 moft part live upon Plantains, Caffador, and Beans 5 

 their Drink is Chitty made of Corn and Water 

 boyled, zndMuJhlaw made with ripe Plantains boyled. 



On the 26th we croifed the foremen tion'd Ri- 

 ver again, and befides many other Inconveniences, 

 were incommoded with getting up to a prodigious 

 Mountain, which, I believe, could not be lefs 

 than fix Miles high : Nothing remarkable hapned 

 next Day, only that we came up to a Spanifh 

 Houfe, in which we found a Boy fent from the 

 place which we defign'd to attack, in order to get In- 

 telligence. Our March on the. .2 8th was exceeding 

 difficult, by reafon of the badnefs of the Way, fteepnefs 

 of the Mountains, and the many Rivers we had to 

 pafs over ; fo that our Men fell Tick in great Numbers. 



On the 20th we came up to a Houfe where there 

 was a Guard kept to look after us, confifting of a 

 Spanifh Captain and nine more, whofe Orders were 

 to give all the Intelligence they could to the Mine., 

 whom we all killed, or took Prifoners, except one 

 who made his efcape to the Mine, and gave them 

 an account of our approach. ■• We loft on our fide 

 one Indian^ whom we bury'd in the Houfe. This 

 Day we marched over the higheft of all the Moun- 

 tains, and fuch a one as I thought Man could not 

 be able to get up: I do really believe it could not 

 be lefs than feven or eight miles high. Some of 



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