| CHAPTER I. |
| WHY PATAGONIA?—GOOD-BYE—THE START—DIRTY WEATHER—LISBON—THEISLAND OF PALMA—PERNAMBUCO | Pages [1]-[11] |
| CHAPTER II. |
| BAHIA—RIO DE JANEIRO—RIO HARBOUR—THE TOWN—ANUPSET—TIJUCA—A TROPICAL NIGHT—MORE UPSETS—SAFETYAT LAST | [12]-[25] |
| CHAPTER III. |
| BEAUTIES OF RIO—MONTE VIDEO—STRAITS OF MAGELLAN—TIERRADEL FUEGO—ARRIVAL AT SANDY POINT—PREPARATIONSFOR THE START—OUR OUTFIT—OUR GUIDES | [26]-[39] |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| THE START FOR CAPE NEGRO—RIDING ALONG THE STRAITS—CAPENEGRO—THE FIRST NIGHT UNDER CANVAS—UNEXPECTEDARRIVALS—OUR GUESTS—A NOVEL PICNIC—ROUGHRIDING—THERE WAS A SOUND OF REVELRY BYNIGHT | [40]-[51] |
| CHAPTER V. |
| DEPARTURE OF OUR GUESTS—THE START FOR THE PAMPAS—ANUNTOWARD ACCIDENT—A DAY'S SPORT—UNPLEASANTEFFECTS OF THE WIND—OFF CAPE GREGORIO. | [52]-[61] |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| VISIT TO THE INDIAN CAMP—A PATAGONIAN—INDIAN CURIOSITY—PHYSIQUE—COSTUME—WOMEN—PROMINENTCHARACTERISTICS—ANINDIAN INCROYABLE—SUPERSTITIOUSNESS | [62]-[73] |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| THE PRAIRIE FIRE | [74]-[80] |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| UNPLEASANT VISITORS—"SPEED THE PARTING GUEST"—OFFAGAIN—AN OSTRICH EGG—I'ARIA MISLEADS US—STRIKINGOIL—PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHASE—WIND AND HAIL—AGUANACO AT LAST—AN EXCITING RUN—THE DEATH—HOME—HUNGRYAS HUNTERS—"FAT-BEHIND-THE-EYE." | [81]-[99] |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| ELASTIC LEAGUES—THE LAGUNA BLANCA—AN EARTHQUAKE—OSTRICH-HUNTING | [100]-[115] |
| CHAPTER X. |
| DEPARTURE FROM LAGUNA BLANCA—A WILD-CAT—IBIS SOUP—AFERTILE CAÑADON—INDIAN LAW AND EQUITY—OURFIRST PUMA—COWARDICE OF THE PUMA—DISCOMFORTSOF A WET NIGHT—A MYSTERIOUS DISH—A GOODRUN | [116]-[127] |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| A NUMEROUS GUANACO HERD—A PAMPA HERMIT—I'ARIAAGAIN LOSES THE WAY—CHORLITOS—A NEW EMOTION—AMOON RAINBOW—WEATHER WISDOM—OPTIMIST ANDPESSIMIST—WILD FOWL ABUNDANT | [128]-[137] |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| A MONOTONOUS RIDE—A DREARY LANDSCAPE—SHORT FUELRATIONS—THE CORDILLERAS—FEATURES OF PATAGONIANSCENERY—HEAT AND GNATS—A PUMA AGAIN—"THERAIN IS NEVER WEARY"—DAMPNESS, HUNGER, GLOOM—I'ARIATO THE RESCUE—HIS INGENUITY | [138]-[150] |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| A SURPRISE—A STRANGE SCENE—CALIFATÉ BERRIES—GUANACOSTALKING—A DILEMMA—MOSQUITOES—A GOODSHOT—MOSQUITOES | [151]-[161] |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY—PASSING THE BARRIER—CLEOPATRA'SNEEDLES—FOXES—A GOOD RUN—OUR FOREST SANCTUARY—ROUGHINGIT—A BATH—A VARIED MENU | [162]-[173] |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| EXCURSIONS INTO THE MOUNTAINS—MYSTERIES OF THE CORDILLERAS—WILDHORSE TRACKS—DEER—MAN THEDESTROYER | [174]-[183] |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| AN ALARM—THE WILD-HORSES—AN EQUINE COMBAT—THEWILD STALLION VICTORIOUS—THE STRUGGLE RENEWED—RETREATOF THE WILD HORSES | [184]-[189] |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| EXCURSION TO THE CLEOPATRA NEEDLES—A BOG—A WINDINGRIVER—DIFFICULT TRAVELLING—A STRANGE PHENOMENON—AFAIRY HAUNT—WILD HORSES AGAIN—THEIRAGILITY—THE BLUE LAKE—THE CLEOPATRAPEAKS—THE PROMISED LAND | [190]-[200] |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| WE THINK OF RETURNING—GOOD-BYE TO THE CORDILLERAS—THELAST OF THE WILD HORSES—MOSQUITOES—ASTORMY NIGHT—A CALAMITY—THE LAST OF OURBISCUIT—UTILITY OF FIRE-SIGNALS | [201]-[212] |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| ISIDORO—AN UNSAVOURY MEAL—EXPENSIVE LOAVES—GUANACOSCARCE—DISAPPOINTMENT—NIGHT SURPRISES US—SUPPERLESS—CONTINUEDFASTING—NO MEAT IN THECAMP | [213]-[223] |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| THE HORSES LOST!—UNPLEASANT PROSPECTS—FOUND—SHORTRATIONS—A STRANGE HUNT—A STERN CHASE—THEMYSTERY SOLVED—THE CABEZA DEL MAR—SAFELY ACROSS—ADAMP NIGHT—CABO NEGRO AGAIN | [224]-[238] |
| CHAPTER XXI. |
| CABO NEGRO—HOME NEWS—CIVILISATION AGAIN—OUR DISREPUTABLEAPPEARANCE—PUCHO MISSING—THE COMINGOF PUCHO—PUCHO'S CHARACTERISTICS | [239]-[251] |