to the Gold Mines ^ &c* 



Gun and Hanger, and two or three more of 

 the Captains, which were all 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 

 following Days, efpecially by reafon of the 

 narrownefs of the Path, and the rapidity 

 and depth of a River we were forced twice 

 to crofs 5 and therefore, on the 25th, reft- 

 ed among the Indians^ who for the moft 

 part live upon Plantains, CafTador n and 

 Beans 5 their Drink is Chitty made of Corn 

 and Water boyled, and MnJIolaw made 

 with ripe Plantains boyled. 



On the 26th we croiled the foremention'd 

 River again, and befides many other Incon- 

 veniences, were incommoded with getting 

 up to a prodigious Mountain, which, I be- 

 lieve, could not be lefs than fix Miles high: 

 Nothing remarkable hapned next Day, on- 

 ly that we came up to a Spanijh Houfe, in 

 which we found a Boy fent from the place 

 which we defign d to attack, in order to get 

 Intelligence. Our March on the 28th was 

 exceeding difficult, by reafon of the bad- 

 nefs of the Way, fteepnefs of the Moun- 

 tains, and the many Rivers we had to pafs 

 over 5 fo that our Men fell fick in great 

 numbers. 



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