New-York tribune., 1872-05-09

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The prese couuterparis Of those In San Matss Bay We
ro,,,dod Cana Virgins, amid hocks OF cormorants,
,ong,,na ducks and abatross, and ut Dungoness spit
saw huge sea-lon, welcoming us to the Straits wmie
bebind us In the Atlantic. great whale blew ana
snorted his goodby 10 Once in the Straits tho wafer
was smooth enough TO allow of dredging but Two casts
were sufficient 70 show that tho scor OF the nde WAS
unfavorable TO life tho bottom. We optahed ohiy
two or three living specimens out OF several
bushels OF broken shes and sand We therefore moved
on and chose an anchorage very near to Sandy fon IN
Possession Bay and prepared ourselves for the next
DAYS campaign on shore. AS the sun went down. the
sky was all overcast except at the SOUTH where tne
cloud ceased In singularly wedcfned arch Inc Ias1
moments sunlight gave us beautiful ana picturesque
effects The appeared just under the western emu Oh
this arch of cloud lighted up the distant line OF Fuegia
in the south brought the cliff Of Cape Virgins In the east
out in startling boldness while purple SHADOW cn on
Cane Possession touched the sand-drfts on our horh
with stripes OF gold, behind which the dark head oi
Mount Aymond stood clearly revealed and In the west
converted the Direction Hills into Delectable Mountain
regal hnss The s seey rising
ON the morning of the 4h two parties started as the
rose over the Cape Of the aSsn ten miles
distant to the N. W. by W. The other party went ony
four miles, to high hin in MOUNT ococ
bringing fox some guanaeo skeletons, skunk, souo
cormorants and ducks and large number S on trn land
and from the tide water More then all. We found the
%S po5 Se soms G not have the right
express my opinion In advance OF fror. OIL seon,1
Tot wao resiss Wss the %'H upon BY
the facts before my and under my sneet
in norhward direction Of at least 800 600 feet in
thickness 1t evident TO me as the iormalon OF
watas Bsy To attempt to account for the drift orma
by the action OF water had always appeared 70 me
% d it w"s wSuS SS d BY @
indeed, for not only is the amount OF drlft ton
tbpted to the action Of streams glaciers from
the Andes but the charactr of drift Is In general sue
SsyinT s " snV duvaI srn only the char
acter OF the pebbles polished and scratched In true
tespecaliy on the highest levels, dropped from the
medal and lateral moraine - showed the glacial orin
of the drift but the occurrence or terminal moranes
showed distinctly by their forms that the action came
EXTINCT VOLCANOES
About 81 O'clock the first party headed by Count Pour
tales came in with upland goose and guanaco; and
above ALL with the grand discovery that Mount Aymond
and the Asses Ears the craters OF five extinct voca
noes and that many such extinct craers are visible Rom
the summit OF Aymond On the 18TH we started an n0at
Of the end OF Elizabeth Island early IN the ater
and iremafned iii slnd0wn Tbere was no shrubbery
on the island than knee high but NUMBER OF
| in bloom geranunl pusata, aud delicate lily like
bell found The geese were as tame as thouRn iy
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caught goose with his hands and brought It on board
alive and lively. The panorama from th9 hi IN tne nilu
mountains and a grand glacier being in sight. Alto,
gether what with guanaco, snipes, poyer ducks anu
geological botanical and zoooei
cal LEGATIONS, we consider the 4h ana ION unS M d
chalk, whichever is the happest
| FISH WITH AN APPETITE OUT OF WATER.
Saturday morning. March 6 brought us another lovely
| day. We moved at sunrise TO the side OF Magdalen
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multitude and tameness Of the birds on this island can
hardly be exaggerated, and in hour We had gathered
numerous specimens Of young and old cormorants pen
gums, ducks and geese, and one seaion with scarce
| of penguins was 10 most of irresistible; and it
sa sns Sf 1Se on k9 bOaFd both sps na
Elizabeth Islands glacial polished and grooyed pebbles
the drift We came down to Sandy Point in the after
noon and party went ashore; Arrangements were
moTning and 10 visit the coal mine in tho afternoon
evening rain R same on which IN the and Pghs s
consequence was that on Sunday the sea was too high
long Famine Beach and Useless % & Say &gyns
landing We all, therefore, stayed on board had oul
SSa ho a
of the last three days. 1 forgot to men
Gnt Of
in fsh-trap let down from the ship many specimen
shed to Of these on deck out OF water, within
three minutes after its capture eat greedy piece OF
fish lying near it, To-day tMonday) has been perfect
day-clear calm, Of agreeable temperature; The view
down Famine Reach has been wonderfully fine. EN-
bracing half dozen sn0w-covered peaks, Sarmiento
Buckland Seymour and Darwin being most conspicuous
Some Of party visited the coal mine, and
found it was a true coal, Of better quality than
We had supposed. Others fshed and botanized,
and this evening we came in laden with fossils
plants. animals Of oil kinds / surprised by the
majesty Of the forests some specimens Of the
beech being eight feet in diameter and nearly
hundred feet hight There three kinds OF barber
III fruit and two of them make good bushes Of or 10
feet high. With such native growth there seems to be
no reason why good vegetables, and the more hardy
cereals should not be raised and neat cattle do well
The village contains 1000 inhabitants and il
may, IN few years. become place Of considerable i'm
portanee.
ATTEMPTED MURDER IN A BROTHEI,