. The South American tour : a descriptive guide. TIKRRA DEL KNTUANCt; It) ANUlNt , > ••-lUt, SANTIAGO TO BUENOS AIRES BY SEA 197 exterminated, though some Yahgans and Ouas still wanderin the wilds of Ticrra del Fuego. As usual most of thewhite invaders of whatever nationality have united in theirdestruction, to which the diseases of the white man have alsocontributed. A settlement still farther south on Beagle Clianncl in theArgentine dominion is a village inhabited only by criminalsand their guards, few of the latter being needed, as escapeis )le except
. The South American tour : a descriptive guide. TIKRRA DEL KNTUANCt; It) ANUlNt , > ••-lUt, SANTIAGO TO BUENOS AIRES BY SEA 197 exterminated, though some Yahgans and Ouas still wanderin the wilds of Ticrra del Fuego. As usual most of thewhite invaders of whatever nationality have united in theirdestruction, to which the diseases of the white man have alsocontributed. A settlement still farther south on Beagle Clianncl in theArgentine dominion is a village inhabited only by criminalsand their guards, few of the latter being needed, as escapeis )le except by sea. On this side of Cape Frowardthe ground is flatter, the air dryer, the country treeless andof small interest. Nine hours from Punta Arenas the light-house on Cape Virgenes, 135 feet high, is passed and a threedays sail on the Atlantic in a direct voyage brings one toIMontevideo. Port Stanley on the Falkland Islands, a genuine Englishtown of 2000 people, has a fine harbor with supplies for shipsand facilities for repairs; no trees, but a sedgy grass, c
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