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la montana de yejada ; all which were formerly Vulcanos, 
rho’ not fo great as that of the Pike, as appears by the 
Rocks and (mall burnt Stones that lye near them, juft in 
the lame manner as about the Pike'. 
Still' being at la Stancha, after we had dined we lay 
down again to take a Nap, under the Rocks as before 
Dinner, but not deeping very well we all got up again, 
the red: of them (pending the Afternoon at Cards, 
But I made it my budnefs to admire the drangenefs and 
vaftnefs of that great Body, which indeed is very won- 
derful, infomuch that its impodible to exprefs to one that 
has never feen it, in what a manner that confuted Heap 
of Rubifh lyes; for it may very well be diled one of the 
greated Wonders in the World. About Six at Night we 
faw Grand Canaria from la Stancha bearing from us E. 
by N. 
At Nine at Night, after having had our Suppers, we 
retired to our former Lodgings, where laying Stones for 
our Pillows and our Cloaks for Bed-cloaths, we endeavou- 
red to get to deep, but all in vain for a great while. 
Some lying pretty nigh a Fire complain’d of being burnt 
on the one fide and froze on the other ( for the iVir was 
very cutting and iharpj Others happening to lye in a place 
where there was a great many Fleas; though it be fome- 
thing drange that Fleas fhould be found there, the place 
being fo cold in the Night : perhaps the Goats fometimes 
get under thefe Rocks and fo leave them; and l am in- 
clin’d to believe it, becaufe the Guide and I found adeacl 
Goat in a Cave ac the very top of the Pike. I fuppofe 
this Goat draggling up here by chance was benighted, and 
fo finding the Cold got into this place for Heat, where 
meeting with too much of it, and a very drong Sulphurious 
Vapour it overcame him • for he was almod dryed to Pow- 
der. But to proceed, betwixt Eleven and Twelve we got 
to deep, and dept till One, when waking, our Guide told 
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