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trouble, and got through it in ten minutes. 

 When the river is very high or very low, 

 it is difficult and dangerous, as the cur- 

 rent forms several deep whirlpools. At two 

 o'clock we reached the town of Narie, and 

 commenced arranging every thing for our 

 departure the following day. Walked over 

 the place, which is small, but well situated, 

 as it is near the river Huntas, which con- 

 ducts to a town of that name, from whence 

 is brought down the produce of the mines 

 of that district. Like most other places, 

 Narie has suffered much from the war, and 

 is indeed almost desolate. 



13th. Intended to start at day-break, 

 but found that our patron had not got the 

 pork salted, which he had bought for the 

 bogas and himself ; this operation of salting 

 detained us until nine o'clock, during which 

 one of our bogas having walked off, we lost 

 another hour in search of him, but were at 



