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A VOYAGE TO 



Book 



I* II. Signals on the extremities of the bafe of 



Yaruqui. 



In order to make the necefTary obfervations re- 

 lating to thefe two fignals, they left Qiiito on the 

 20th of Auguft 1737) completely finifhed 



them by the 27th. 



III. Signal on the defert of Pambaniarca. 



After they had concluded all the neceflary obfer- 

 vations at the extremfties of the bafe, they went with- 

 out delay to the defert of Pambamarca, and complete- 

 ly finifhed their operations by the firfl of September* 



IV. Signal on the mountain of Tanlagua; 



Having finifhed their obfervations on the defert, 

 they came down to the little town of Qtienche, in 

 that neighbourhood, in order to proceed from thence 

 to Tanlagaa-, but the Indians, who were to accom- 

 pany them, being no Grangers to the extreme feve- 

 rity of the weather on that defert, difcouraged by 

 their recent fufferings on Pambamarca, and knowing 

 they fliould flill fuffcr more on Tanlagua, were not to 

 be found ; and the lowefl clafs of inhabitants in the 

 town, apprehending that they fhould be fent on this 

 painful fervice, alfo left their habitations and ab- 

 sconded •, fo that the joint endeavours of the alcalde 

 and pried to difcover them, proved ineffe^lual 5 and 

 after a delay of two whole days, the curate, with 

 great difficulty, prevailed on the facriftan^ and other 

 Indians employed in the fervice of the church, to ac- 

 company them, and take care of the loaded mules as 

 far as the farm-houfe of Tanlagua, where they arriv- 

 ed the 5th of September* The next day they began 

 to alcend the mountain, which, being very fleep, took 

 them up a vv'hole day in chmbing it. But this being 



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