244 A VOYAGE TO Book V. 

 fore obferved by other methods. But from this fignal, 

 inclufive, each company obferved two angles only of 

 the other triangles, as had been agreed on. 



XIII. Signal m Jivicatfu. 



In Jivicatfu they remained from the i8th to the 

 26th of September. This ftation was one of the moft 

 agreeable for, befides the height on which the fignal 

 was eredted, the temperature of the air, and the chear- 

 ful afped of the country, the town of Pilaro was in the 

 neighbourhood, fo that they wanted for nothing. 



XIV. XV. Signals on the deferts of Mulmul and 



Guavama. 



These two deferts are placed together, becaufe 

 their fummits are united by gentle eminences *, on one 

 of which is a cow-houfe, ufed by the Indians when 

 they go in fearch of their cattle, which feed on the fides 

 of this mountain. In this cov;-houfe Don George 

 Juan, M. Godin, and their attendants, took up their 

 quarters on the 30th of September, and every morn- 

 ing, when the weather was favourable, repaired to the 

 fignal ereded on one or other of the eminences. But 

 the diftance between the two ftations being very fmall, 

 and the obfervations made there requiring to be veri- 

 iBed by thofe of other auxiliary triangles, it was abfo- 

 lutely neceffary to determine exadly the ftations where 

 thefe triangles were to be formed j and to remain 

 there till the dlftances were fettled, and the obferva- 

 tions relating to them concluded which operations, 

 notwithftanding the greateft diligence was ufedy em- 

 ployed them till the 20th of Odlober. 



Every thing at the two preceding ftations being 

 finiihed, they repaired to the village of Riobamba, de- 

 termining to continue their work without interruption; 

 but meeting with fome difficulties concerning the moft 

 advantageous pofition of the fubfequent triangles, and 



money 



