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keep me in the proper tracks; we got over 

 very well^ and travelled on at the Pampas pace, 

 for a distance of ninety-nine miles, until we 

 arrived at the post of Dormida del Negro, where 

 we put up for the night, and found a carriage 

 here with generals La Valle and Necochea, who 

 were on their way to Mendoza. They were po- 

 lite enough to invite me to partake of their sup- 

 per, which consisted of a tough boiled fowl, all 

 that the post afforded : had it not been for this 

 chance, I should have gone to bed supperless, 

 after such a long ride. 



Friday^ 2Sth. Started at daylight : had a 

 very vicious kicking horse for a long stage of ten 

 leagues, which gave me a great deal of trouble. 

 Stopped at the post of Corral de Cuero, from 

 the heat of the sun, which was 120^ : started 

 again about half past four. Stopped at Desagua- 

 dero at nine, where we had a good supper, then 

 proceeded on to Represa, where we arrived at 

 midnight, performing one hundred and twenty-six 

 miles this day. I was too tired to eat, drink, or un- 

 dress, so lay down on my poncho, with my saddle 



