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CONTENTS OF VOL. IL 



CHAPTER I. 



A thunder-storm — Passage of a torrent — Halt for the 

 night — Unpleasant bedfellows — The Andes contrasted 

 with the Swiss Alps — Evergreen shrubs — Flight of 

 locusts — Poor and content" — An addition to the 

 party — Another storm — A rencounter and a difficulty 

 — Ascent of the Cordilleras — Halt for the night — 

 A fall over the precipice — First encounter with the 

 condors — Their prodigious power — An unpleasant 

 detention — Effects of reaching the highest point of the 

 mountain . 1 



CHAPTER II. 

 Descent of the mountain — Sagacity of the mules and 

 horses — Ascent of a second mountain — Halt for the 

 night — A condor anticipating his breakfast — Portable 

 soup — Its ill effects — A bad night's rest — Awkward 

 dream — Descent on the Chilean side of the mountains 

 — Improved appearance of the people — Chilean shep- 

 herd — A mountain torrent — A horse swept away by it 

 —•Further descent — First human habitation for several 

 days — Halt for the night ..... 25 



CHAPTER III. 

 Santiago — View of the town from an eminence— Public 

 promenade — Prejudices about dress — The Plaza — 

 Sporting priests — Bull-baiting and cock-fighting — 

 Amusements of the fair sex — The theatre ~ Great 

 earthquake — Destruction of several towns-— Its terrible 

 effects — Description of Santiago — Commerce — Chile 



