Through the heart of Patagonia . y Darwin, until finally his partywas forced through lack of provisions to turn back just when hehad arrived within reasonable distance of the great lake. Henamed this last prospect he looked out over in Patagonia, Mystery Plain. Now it no longer is mysterious, but Darwinsmap remains to this day the best chart made of the river. His description and his opinion of the country are sufficientlydismal, but he passed through a waste and empty land, beforecolonising on the coasts had reached its present state, or much ofthe country within reach of the sea had been par
Through the heart of Patagonia . y Darwin, until finally his partywas forced through lack of provisions to turn back just when hehad arrived within reasonable distance of the great lake. Henamed this last prospect he looked out over in Patagonia, Mystery Plain. Now it no longer is mysterious, but Darwinsmap remains to this day the best chart made of the river. His description and his opinion of the country are sufficientlydismal, but he passed through a waste and empty land, beforecolonising on the coasts had reached its present state, or much ofthe country within reach of the sea had been partitioned, as it nowis, into sheep farms. And it must be admitted that the neighbour-hood of the Santa Cruz is somewhat sterile, and would be likelyto ofive a false idea of Pataoonia as a forbiddini> land to a straneerwho knew no more of the country than the coast and this boulderand sand-strewn river valley. This cahadon is, in fact, coveredwith lacial detritus. Leaving the shore of the lake well to our right we rode parallel. oo D O y. a
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