. Dick Boldhero : or, A tale of adventures in South America . ey in his claws, and, beating his wingswith a furious impulse, rose heavily uponthe air. Bending his course slightly down-ward along the distant slope of the moun- DICK BOLDHERO. 149 tains, he continued for some time in view,and at last disappeared amid the mazes ofthe forest. Pursuing our course with dihgence, wenow began to ascend the mountains whichencircle the valley of Potosi. Winding ourway through deep vales, and often climbingalong the dizzy edges of beetling cliffs, wereached the top of the mountain range, andlooked down up
. Dick Boldhero : or, A tale of adventures in South America . ey in his claws, and, beating his wingswith a furious impulse, rose heavily uponthe air. Bending his course slightly down-ward along the distant slope of the moun- DICK BOLDHERO. 149 tains, he continued for some time in view,and at last disappeared amid the mazes ofthe forest. Pursuing our course with dihgence, wenow began to ascend the mountains whichencircle the valley of Potosi. Winding ourway through deep vales, and often climbingalong the dizzy edges of beetling cliffs, wereached the top of the mountain range, andlooked down upon the scene below. Thewild and rugged ramparts which encirclethis famous city bear a desolate and wintryaspect. Scarcely a tree crowns their sum-mits, and nothing but mosses and lichensseem to flourish in the chill and ungenialclimate. Yet, below, we could perceivebright patches of vegetation, seeming toindicate a milder temperature. Beginning now to descend, we proceededwith caution, and were soon lodged in thecelebrated city of Potosi. 150 DICK View of Potosi. CHAPTER XV. POTOSI MINING DEPARTURE. Before 1 proceed with my narrative, Imust give some little account of the cele-brated town in which I now found is situated within a circle of moun-tains, and stands at the foot of a lofty peak DICK BOLDHERO. 151 which rises far above the rest. In this arethe rich mines of silver which have givensuch fame to the place. The number of inhabitants in Potosiwas once a hundred thousand, but it hasgreatly diminished, and the present num-ber does not exceed fifteen thousand; halfof which are Indians. The towns of SouthAmerica are not famous for their neatness;in this respect, however, Potosi has the ad-vantage over most other cities in this quarterof the world. It is the custom to white-wash the houses on the outside, which givesthem a cheerful aspect. Potosi is very remarkable in several re-spects. In the morning the air is keenand cold, but in the middle of the d
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