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US excellent horses. I had his own, which was 

 a beautiful animal : they carried us into Frayle 

 Muerto with ease within two hours. ^ On this 

 stage I met my friend and travelling companion, 

 the Peruvian colonel. We were much surprized 

 to meet each other on the Pampas again. 



At Frayle Muerto we laid in a fresh stock of 

 sugar, mate, bread, &c. and went on to the next 

 post, Zanjon, making in all one hundred and 

 twenty miles this day. Although tired and fa- 

 tigued, we could not get a wink of sleep all night 

 from being annoyed by the mosquitos. 



Jan. 2nd. Started at seven, being detained 

 for horses. Oppressively hot, all wild Pampas, 

 not the slightest shelter, thermometer in shade 

 90°, sun 130^ Observed many wild deer and 

 ostriches. At the post of Lobaton, there was a 

 beautiful tame guanaco, the most elegant animal 

 I ever saw in my life. At night arrived at Des- 

 mochado, making ninety-nine miles. At this 

 post, which is a tolerably good one, we were 



* Twenty-four miles. 



