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[Jan. 2, 1909. 
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together, and during the drying winds of sum¬ 
mer this has in many places come away, dis¬ 
closing the ancient settlements of the former 
inhabitants of the land. Shaped flints and 
arrow heads are often found in these settle¬ 
ments. and skulls, too, come to the surface, 
while many bones of the animals eaten by the 
dwellers in these solitudes are to be found in 
heaps. 
The cut flints are often made of beautiful 
stone, such as is to be found in many parts of 
the country, for the old-time dwellers seem to 
have had an eye for natural, and must have 
been very different from the degenerate Indians 
who roam there to-day, for their tools are beau¬ 
tifully made and shaped, and are of bright 
green, yellow, or red stone. These are prob¬ 
ably from the slopes of the Andes in many 
cases, for the rocks there are of the greatest 
variety and beauty, and Patagonia on its west¬ 
ern side can boast of some of the most beauti¬ 
ful mountain scenery in the world. 
At first this seems strange to understand, for 
when we have passed above the lower slopes of 
the Andes and the region of trees is left behind, 
there is only rock and water wherewith Nature 
has to paint her picture; yet the whole is 
marvelously beautiful in its own way. 
The brightness of the coloring of the rocks 
and heights can hardly be exaggerated. First 
is seen perhaps a lower range composed of 
black lava-like formation; higher up the rocks 
stand in pinnacles of brilliant green, red, and 
yellow, glittering in the sun, with a dried water¬ 
course here and there looking like a giant 
causeway, and perhaps a torrent pouring down 
the sides in huge cascades, and above and be¬ 
hind all the towering heights crowned with 
eternal snow, the whole showing views which 
can be surpassed nowhere. 
Of course there is very little sky to be seen 
above the tops of the mountains; indeed, small 
glimpses of blue here and there are all that can 
be caught, and in this particular the plains of 
Patagonia have the advantage, for, as in all flat 
countries, they can command a superb view of 
the sky. And surely the sunsets here are fully 
the equal of those in any other part of the 
world, for as evening approaches in that clear 
air the sky is of the greatest brilliance, and after 
a storm during the few winter months, which 
is all that Patagonia knows except in the ex¬ 
treme south, the rainbow hues are of the love¬ 
liest. and the plains and rivers which flow 
through them are lighted up with a red glow; 
truly it is no marvel that the Incas worshipped 
the rainbow. 
A curious stone may be mentioned which is 
sometimes found in Northern Patagonia called 
the water-stone, and this is more common still- 
in Uruguay. This stone is of surpassing white¬ 
ness, and contains in its center a few drops of 
water which show through. If one of these 
stones is kept for some months it gradually 
dries up, but should it be desired to fill the 
cavity in the heart of the stone with water it 
is only necessary to soak it in water for some 
time, after which the center is full for some 
months. 
The Indians who roam now over the plains 
of Patagonia are a degenerate race indeed from 
their forefathers, and as such must altogether 
disappear before the face of the white man as a 
distinct race, for the Gaucho is a mixture and a 
type of his own; so it is that the pure Indians 
are being driven further and further from the 
lowlands, which were once their own, and are 
now surviving as tribes in hilly or barren lands 
in the interior or at the foot of the Andes. 
For anyone who wishes to return more or 
less to primitive conditions, and is willing to 
embark in a war with Nature to gain a living, 
there are few places left with better chances 
than Patagonia. Drawbacks there are, of 
course, to such a life, and hard struggles lie 
before the colonist, but there are pleasures, too, 
and variety; while for those who have a desire 
for sport there are many small creatures, such 
as hares and other mammals of small size, 
while in outlying districts the sportsman may- 
hope to see guanaco, a puma or two, and birds 
of many kinds and in countless hordes await 
him. So for any one who wishes for a freer 
