. Idle days in Patagonia. Natural history. Idle Davs ill Pataoonia. now fast-breaking clouds ahead of us appeared the first welcome signs of dawn. By degrees the dark- ness grew less intense; only just ahead of us there still remained somethino;- black and unchangeable— a portion, as it Avere, of that pitchy gloom that a s h o r t time before had m a d e sea and air appear one and indis- tinguishable; but as the light increased it changed not, and at last it was seen to be a range of low hills or dunes of sand scarcely a 1*4'^ stone's throw from I the ship's bows. It Avas true enough Our Caiit
. Idle days in Patagonia. Natural history. Idle Davs ill Pataoonia. now fast-breaking clouds ahead of us appeared the first welcome signs of dawn. By degrees the dark- ness grew less intense; only just ahead of us there still remained somethino;- black and unchangeable— a portion, as it Avere, of that pitchy gloom that a s h o r t time before had m a d e sea and air appear one and indis- tinguishable; but as the light increased it changed not, and at last it was seen to be a range of low hills or dunes of sand scarcely a 1*4'^ stone's throw from I the ship's bows. It Avas true enough Our Caiitain. il j. ± ^ i that we were stuck fast in the sand; and although this was a safer bed for the steamer than the jagged rocks, the position was still a ]ierilous one, and I at once de- termined to land. Three other passengers resolved to bear me company ; and as the tide had now gone. «df. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922. New York, D. Appleton
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