. Travels amongst the great Andes of the equator . d in the aggregateto 52 inches in thickness,of an entirely differentnature, each having astrongly marked characterof its own. The pumicehere is in extremely min-ute fragments. It is rareto find amongst it one asmuch as -^ of an inch indiameter. The majorityare much smaller, andmany thousands go to agrain. From the criticalexamination to which ithas been subjected, there isno doubt that the pumiceat Machachi was ejectedat the same period as thatat Ambato ; and from hav-ing superimposed upon itother vast beds of ash, fromeruptions Avhich occurre
. Travels amongst the great Andes of the equator . d in the aggregateto 52 inches in thickness,of an entirely differentnature, each having astrongly marked characterof its own. The pumicehere is in extremely min-ute fragments. It is rareto find amongst it one asmuch as -^ of an inch indiameter. The majorityare much smaller, andmany thousands go to agrain. From the criticalexamination to which ithas been subjected, there isno doubt that the pumiceat Machachi was ejectedat the same period as thatat Ambato ; and from hav-ing superimposed upon itother vast beds of ash, fromeruptions Avhich occurredbeyond the range of his-tory, one may concludethat it is amongst the older of the more recent volcanic products of Ecuador. It is theinvariable rule with volcanic dusts that the grosser particles settlefirst; and, as the finest ones are found much to the north of Am-bato, it would appear that the dominant winds, at the time thedust was blown into the air, were directed from south to were some pleasant walks on the western side of the. A PUMICE FILTER AT AMBATO. 96 TRAVELS AMONGST THE GREAT ANDES, chap. rv. town amongst which we sauntered for recreation. One day,Jean-Antoine and I came upon a tame llama, browsing by theside of a lane. It was the first my companion had seen, andhe approached the animal to stroke its nose ; but alas, when hewas within a couple of yards, the gentle creature reared itspretty head and spat in his face. Carrel was greatly affronted,and to soothe his ruffled feelings I proposed a walk in thegarden of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, a shady retreat onthe right bank of the little river that flows through the we saw a Bishop amongst the bushes. His Lordshipwas dressed in orange and black, and had very hairy legs. \Yedid not, however, at that time know it was a Bishop, or we shouldhave been more unceremo-niously clapped him on theback, then gave a greatyell, and the Bishop flewraway. I conjecture thatAmba
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