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merely of some sticks driven into the ground in a semi-circle 
converging to a point and fastened together above with an 
opening to the east. A good fire of logs was soon made in the 
centre. This is always kept going during their stay, and 
destroyed only when leaving camp. As soon as they settled 
in, the Professor, who had previously approached them with 
friendly greetings, talked with Clements, whilst I sat around 
a smoking fire with the family. Unfortunately they spoke 
only Alakaluf, so conversation was very limited. Old Juanna, 
after cooking us a good meal, visited the newcomers, con¬ 
doled with them over their bad luck, and gave them the food 
left over from our meal. The evening was spent listening to 
stories old Juanna related in a husky whisper about ‘Han-uP, 
the bad man of the Yaghan tribe, the Professor struggling 
quietly to make pencil sketches of her as she dramatically 
told her stories. 
July 3, Wedyiesday . The old man has at last given his con¬ 
sent, and we leave with our prize to-morrow for Rio Douglas. 
The Professor has also been very successful with the Yaghan 
Clements, and has arranged with him to come with his family 
to Rio Douglas camp. He leaves to-day for Ushuaia first, 
to sell his skins, and will return, weather permitting, in a 
week’s time to Rio Douglas, Navarino. The ‘great man’ is 
really pleased with the result of this, at first, rather doubtful 
trip, but is now chafing badly at the delay, so eager is he to 
start real work amongst them. 
July 4 , Thursday . Outside the cove it is blowing a gale. 
The weather is too bad in the Narrows for us to leave. South¬ 
west wind and heavy snow squalls at intervals all day. The 
Professor walks a little every day regardless of weather, but 
beyond the small cove where we are camped, the country is 
almost completely unknown. Provisions were beginning to 
get low, so the old woman made us a large quantity of dough 
•cakes, a mixture of flour and water well kneaded, and cooked 
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