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CHAPTER VIII. 



Affecting History of two Brothers — Gale of Wind at Sea — 

 Arrive at Valparaiso — Leave V alparaiso — Description of a 

 Cuesta, with troops of Mules — Arrive at Santiago — Reports 

 of the unsettled State of the Pampas — Prepare for crossing 

 the Andes — Climate of Chili. 



John and George Roberton, two brothers;, 

 after buffeting about South America^, trying va- 

 rious schemes to invest their little property to 

 the best advantage^ decided upon settb'ng at 

 the island of Mocha^ with the intention of esta- 

 blishing a seal-fishery^ and cultivating some parts 

 of the island^ which is very prolific in its natural 

 produce, and by the labour of man might, from 

 its situation and capabilities, be made a little 

 paradise. 



