202 DOTTINGS ON THE ROADSIDE. [Chap. XII.— B. S. 
same river runs in one place towards the north. We 
now see that the track should have followed the river, 
as there is better ground on its hank, the country 
being gently rolling. The twenty-third and twenty- 
fourth miles run from the river Yolul towards the 
north. This section could he laid on a perfect level if 
desired. The twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth miles of 
the cutting now run NMST.E. By expending a little 
more time in looking for a better trail, we could also 
have run this section over a perfect level. At the 
twenty-sixth mile I crossed a slowly-running river, 
which had a course from IST.IYE. to S.S.W. The 
twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth miles are thickly 
covered with two different kinds of grass, one called 
11 Cariso;” and their direction is 40° hi. by E. We 
find quite as much trouble in cutting through the grass 
as through the wood, as it is so very high, thick, and 
rank. The trees are very large indeed, but the country 
is generally open and level, and the soil rich. At the 
commencement of the twenty-ninth mile we again met 
with an abundance of excellent timber, and many 
springs of clear water. The thirtieth mile is level, 
hut somewhat broken by ravines and gulches, as is 
also the thirty-first: both are well timbered. The 
last three miles’ cutting passes through high table¬ 
land. Their general direction is 30° N.N. by E. 
Towards the south the land is hilly.’ Grunnow cuts 
about half a mile a day * and soon I hope to be able 
to inform you that the object of his exploration has 
been attained, that the first Picket bringing the 
settled parts of Chontales in direct connection with 
