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ther, wbild we lay under the Rocks the next Night at U 
Stancha , part of the way up the Pike ; But I could not ob- 
ferve whether either of them gave any Report as they 
difcharg’d. 
At three Quarters after Four we came to the Top of 
this high rough and deep Mountain, where grows a Tree 
which the Spaniards call el Pino de la Merendx , The Pine- 
Tree of the Afternoon’s Meal. This is a large Tree, and 
is burnt at the Bottom, as having had Fires made againd 
it; and in the burnt place there ifiuesout Turpentine, a 
little of which I brought with me. At a few Yards di- 
ftance from this Tree we had a Fire made, where we 
flay’d and baited our Horfes, and breakfafted our Pelves 
Thefe Hills are very Tandy, and there are a great many 
Rabbets which breed there ; There is alfo much Sand 
found a great w 7 ay up the Pike it felf, and not a great way 
below the Foot of the Sugar-loaf, Home of which i brought 
down with me. 
At Three Quarters after Five we fet forwards again, 
and at Half an Hour pad Six came to the Portillo , which 
in Spanilh fignifies a Breach or Gap. We faw the Pike 
about two Leagues and a half before us, cover’d dill 
with a Cloud at Top ; and the Spaniards told us we were 
come about two Leagues and a half from the Port. 
At half an Hour pad Seven we came to las Faldas , that is 
the Skirts of the Pike ; from whence all the way to la 
Stancha , which is about a Quarter of a Mile up from the 
Foot of the Pike, we rode upon little light Stones, for 
the mod part not much bigger than ones Fid ; and a great 
many not much broader than a Shilling .• and if we kept 
the beaten Track which was ufed before, it was not fo 
de£p, but if we turn’d out of it the Horfes went almod 
over their Feet. I lighted and made a Hole there, think, 
ing to find how deep thefe little Stones lie, but could 
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