Narrative of a journey from Lima to Para, across the Andes and down the Amazon: undertaken with a view of ascertaining the practicability of a navigable communication with the Atlantic, by the rivers Pachitea, Ucayali, and Amazon . uda, (orthe little gate of tlie Viuda,) at an elevation ofabout 15,500 feet above the sea, the highest partof the mountain being 15,968. Here we saw be-neath us mountains surrounding a beautifullytransparent lake, over which a violent wind wasdriving huge masses of cloud. The scene wasinexpressibly grand, and the words of Campbellflashed across our minds, most beaut
Narrative of a journey from Lima to Para, across the Andes and down the Amazon: undertaken with a view of ascertaining the practicability of a navigable communication with the Atlantic, by the rivers Pachitea, Ucayali, and Amazon . uda, (orthe little gate of tlie Viuda,) at an elevation ofabout 15,500 feet above the sea, the highest partof the mountain being 15,968. Here we saw be-neath us mountains surrounding a beautifullytransparent lake, over which a violent wind wasdriving huge masses of cloud. The scene wasinexpressibly grand, and the words of Campbellflashed across our minds, most beautifully verified, * Where Andes, giant of the western star, Looks from his throne of clouds oer half the world. We stopped a short time to admire the splendidscene, and give rest to our beasts, as well as takeour luncheon of bread and cheese, for which thekeenness of the air had given us a great relish ;and we sat down sheltered by a rock. After ourrepast, we drank a glass of grog to the prosperityof the Peruvian Republic, Avhich was returned byIMajor Beltran giving that of the British Empire ;and Dr. Valdizan proposed the Pachitea expe-dition. We then conunenced our descent in aheavy snow-storm, with the thermometer down to. ^ / -f £ I PLAIN OF BONBON. 29 31°. The ground being perfectly covered withsnow, the mules with difficulty could keep theirfeet, and the road, for a considerable distance, wasvery bad. We passed the mines of Lanta, wherethere are two miserable huts for the miners. Thiswas a most dreary and disagreeable ride. ^Vesaw several large lakes on each side of us, and atlength got into a milder region, and left the snowand hail pelting above us, wdiilst we were onlymolested by a slight drizzle. As we approachedCasacancha, where we meant to sleep, our roadconducted us along a level plain, where we ob-served the earth of various colours—a light blueishgreen in some places, in others of a copper tinge,and in some red : this Ave were informed wasoccasioned by mineral
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