FOOTNOTES

[1] Since writing the above I learn that a German line has put steamers upon this route.

[2] When a mare is in foal—as was the case with the black mare—her troop will often desert her and wander away, but when the foal is born the horses become very much attached to it.

[3] Darwin describes the guanaco as "generally wild and extremely wary."

[4] This happened in the case of two Mausers I had with me. One came off at the third shot from the mere recoil—a serious business.

[5] Except in very rare cases the boleadores should not be used to catch horses. For a kicking animal they are, however, a good corrective.

[6] Any traveller, settler or cattleman who is acquainted with the vagaries of cargueros will understand our position. Some of the horses which we used as cargueros had never before had a saddle upon their backs.

[7] There is, however, a great variation in the development of the lower limbs in different individuals.

[8] This name is preferred by the Indians themselves. To call them los Indios is a breach of etiquette. Paisano means, of course, son of the land, a title in which the Tehuelche takes pride.