. Through the heart of Patagonia. Natural history. FIRST PASSING THROUGH HELLGATE 265 anchor or do some other job. He was also a glutton of the first water for work, but we were all persuaded that he would end by- slaying us, in which case I have not the slightest doubt he would have said to me as we were being ferried across the Styx, " By g5od, Mr. Preechard, I am sorry, the old launch she bust up !" From look- ing on the launch, as he did at first, with consider- able awe and respect, familiarity with her bred contempt, and all her parts lost their novelty to him, save the whistle
. Through the heart of Patagonia. Natural history. FIRST PASSING THROUGH HELLGATE 265 anchor or do some other job. He was also a glutton of the first water for work, but we were all persuaded that he would end by- slaying us, in which case I have not the slightest doubt he would have said to me as we were being ferried across the Styx, " By g5od, Mr. Preechard, I am sorry, the old launch she bust up !" From look- ing on the launch, as he did at first, with consider- able awe and respect, familiarity with her bred contempt, and all her parts lost their novelty to him, save the whistle. When he blew that his face BEYOND man's FOOTSTEPS. In many ways the placid Swede caused us would betoken the tensest satisfaction, much amusement. One of the most singular things to be observed during that day was the absence of life in the forest which bordered the shore. It was strange to sail along under the vast masses of vegetation and rarely to see or hear any sign of life. On March 12 we con- tinued our advance, and finding that the Fjord here split up into three or four channels, we chose the most westward of them. Our progress was very slow owing to the west wind having packed the ice. In the evening we made our camp among some dead trees upon the margin of the water, and I wandered off into the thickets, where I saw a Cordillera wolf I picked up a stone and threw it at him, but this had no effect until I hit him with a small twig, which made him growl. Finally he took refuge in a bush. It was while at this camp that we cut for the first time some Lena dura as firing for the launch. It proved better than califate and gave at least three times the amount of heat to be had from robl^-wood. Afterwards, whenever possible, we burned no other fuel than Lena dura. The following is from my diary : ''March 21.—During this trip we have had a collapsible. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability
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