AROUND SAO GABRIEL 
upon him. He was preparing to attack it with the 
butt-end of his musket when his companion came 
up and fired, wounding the tiger severely, yet not 
preventing him from making off at such a pace that 
they were unable to come up with him again. 
In one of the huts there was room for two 
hammocks, in the other but for one ; those who 
could not extend their hammocks slept on palm- 
leaves laid on the ground of the huts ; but on the 
following night, which was fine and dry, they hung 
their hammocks on trees outside and kept up a 
roaring fire all night. 
March 15. — This morning before break of day 
the three hunters started off in quest of game, and as 
they did not return Senhor Gama and I breakfasted 
and set out alone to climb the serra. We followed 
up the stream until the ground began to ascend on 
our right, when we left it and commenced climbing. 
We went on continually aiming for the highest 
ground, as well as the blocks of granite and net- 
work of sipos would allow us. We struggled on, 
sometimes climbing steep inclined planes of slippery 
stones by the aid of the sipos and roots on them, 
until we both began to feel rest needful. We sat 
down, and opening the barometer I found we had 
already climbed 1000 feet. I felt sure, therefore, 
that we had already reached above half - way up, 
and I bade my guide take courage. Our com- 
panions here joined us and we resumed our march. 
In a short time we emerged on a narrow ridge 
which sloped rapidly down on the opposite side, 
and we correctly judged it to be a shoulder of the 
mountain connected with the terminal peak. We 
