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Glacier (Plate V) is on north side of the Passage. At 6 p.m. 
entered Beagle Channel, where South-West and North- 
West Arms join, and anchored for the night a little way 
beyond on the north side. 
May S, Wedyiesday. Started at 4.30 a.m. on brilliant 
morning. All mountains to north covered with snow; great 
pyramidal mountain at Divide Point. On to east along 
Beagle Channel (Plate V) to Ushuaia Bay, where anchored 
at 10.30 a.m. Town very picturesque, in light snow with 
blue-grey, green-yellow, and red-roofed houses; church 
tower main note with three triumphant arches in honour of 
visit of training ship ‘Sarmiento’. Air extraordinarily trans¬ 
parent, giving a very ‘airy’ effect with light coloured houses, 
church spire, gables, and snow on grass and streets. Peaks 
sharply outlined, especially serrated top of Olivia. Blue sky 
with fleecy clouds. 
Landed with Mr. Williams, and took luggage through 
Customs; very courteous officer with wife who spoke Eng¬ 
lish. To Police Station for passports, and to Mr. Kaiser, to 
whom Mr. W. Bridges had given letter of introduction. 
‘Judge’ X— Y—very kind; formerly storekeeper (grocer) 
but failed at this, so took to Judgeship. Sometime ago Ken 1 
was bringing stores, &c., round to Navarin, and called at 
Ushuaia. Met Judge Y— in street, told him he was taking 
stores to Navarin, and asked permission to land them in 
Ushuaia preliminary to reloading them. Judge gave permis¬ 
sion at once and told Ken to put them in the store. Next day 
demanded 100 dollars and denied having given permission. 
Came down to 30 dollars Argentine. Ken declined, and 
Judge at last settled affair by saying that he would overlook 
matter if Ken gave him a lamb. 
Next, to Mr. Martin Lawrence and Hotel Freire, 20 
dollars Argentine a day. Entertaining landlord who came 
1 Tekenica Williams, elder brother of Claude Williams, v. p. 59 - 
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