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It comes dire&ly over the Creek where it is, ■ and from 

 thence it begins to lower a little 5 fo that the fame is the 

 higheft.Part of the Coaft, tho* but little; This Mark is 

 more certain than that of the white Spots feen there, be- 

 caufe there are many all along that Coaft. 

 m$f4$. Tho' we did not put in there, I will not omit inferring 

 what I have been told by the French who have anchored there : 

 They fay it is only a little Creek, a third Part of a League 

 in Depth, where there is little Shelter againft the South and 

 S. W. Winds, which are the moft ufual on the Coaft. 



They who will go afliore, muft do it among Rocks, 

 which form a fmall Channel towards the South, being the 

 only one where Boats can come in without Danger. 

 CobijaF/7- The Village of Cobija, confifts of about fifty Houfes of 

 Indian^ made of Sea Wolves, or Seal's Skins. The Soil 

 being barren, they generally live upon Fifli, and fome lit— 

 ' tie Indian Wheat and T'apinambours^ or Papas, brought them 

 from Aiacama in Exchange for Fifli. In the Village, there 

 is only one little Rivulet of Water, fomewhat brackilh, and 

 all the Trees are four Palm, and two Fig-trees, which may 

 ferve for a Land-mark to the Anchoring-place. There is 

 no Grafs at all for Cattle, but they are obliged to fend their 

 'Sheep to a Break towards the Top of the Mountain, where 

 they find fome Sprigs to fubfifton. 



This Port being deftitute of all Things, it has never been 

 frequented by any but French ; who to draw the Merchants 

 to them, have fought the neareft Places to the Mines, and 

 the moft remote from the King's Officers, to facilitate the 

 Trade, and the Tranfporting of Plate and Commodities. 

 This Port is the neareft to Lipes^nd toPotofijwhich is never- 

 thelefs above a hundred Leagues diftant, through a Defart 

 Road from Country ; .the Road whereof is thus: From Cobija they 

 Gobija/o muft travel the firft Day 22 Leagues without Wood or 

 Potoii. Water, to come to the little River of Chacanza, the Water 

 Chacanza wher :of is very Salt. 



8h/tr. Next, they muft travel feven Leagues to find the like a- 



gain 1 In fhort, it is the fame River under a different Name. 



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