'PUCHO.'
LONDON:
RICHARD BENTLEY AND SON
Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen
1880
The rights of Translation and Reproduction are reserved.
Printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh.
TO
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS,
ALBERT EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES,
THIS WORK
DESCRIPTIVE OF
SIX MONTHS' WANDERINGS OVER UNEXPLORED
AND UNTRODDEN GROUND,
IS BY KIND PERMISSION RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS'S
OBLIGED AND OBEDIENT SERVANT,
THE AUTHOR.
CONTENTS.
| 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] |