, 1875-03-01
A TRIP AT SEA.
The Voyage Of the Steamship
City Of Picking.
Through the Straits Of Magellan
and on tho Paoi6o.
A Narrative Of Interest. # Not OF
Exciting Adventure.

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, ~. ~, rrv,ya ~ sv. Ian, ~
.ao. 1n4l s,n41,. .,so.dx -.roIv.d Tia
.t'. ~ x..r, ,.s atrsita al Meoc.n
aaort testet "f't''" 4t'"' s"1 ..,., .ss.,nt
It contained but nre1 anu lmpef'e'. Aeeouus ~
Of tho patsasa through tbs ssras: 90 : "u'
r,r1c,c
''p's'' x.o,,rrrv ~ rur rn,p
nAA""t''. ot tAs .,,, ... ~
eo teot n NV sch IL rehesrsul Of this tie mont in
iorestine portion Of tho yoyage. On Sunday
E ,ho a5d f ~ Novo,nber. Te were thir-
.oo ~ .u u 49,. ''oto: tsan, M, 1,n.iro h,y.
lug thus for had . pleasant p.ssego.
and began 10 entertain nome hoPos OF arriving
At tho entrance to tho Btraits OF Magellan. So
On Monday, which lad always boon our propi-
''oua oa5' lh'ao Nns 1.sntuu ~ 49, -. ~ . vita.
ran alopg tile coast A. a1s'ance VI VI VI !nnes.
Patagonia looked bleak and unnviting. All
along TIC ehoro arc high cliffs Of white eand
running uerpopdicular,y down to tho waters
..-i..t,,.r r. t,o have In, Hand
edse ana tef,nlnasns H. 'Io ua'. ,,n nss',a
known % tapo t'lG'ns' "uIen "".a sIu
entrance 10 tho 6traits. It vas delightful day,
! tor ~ ao.,, oroon w,,1o .ronnd the slip hoy
~. ~ YELL l'',...s s =, .,n.,r,sa.,
eFea iaFse ""1noeiS VI A''As'e0o~''
Wo en'oroa ..,,., ~ ,,ox,,
| or moye corrcctIy the Straits Of 1fagalhaonH
=. nao.e y: ,s,,as .~,do a. ,,o ontronro
"n.eu ete oo4o ~ u'''o ,r,. m 49,. III,
ana oVes ooo III ionssh' lAo uao ~ w. 1"ss , osn,
| inR, and, tloro being . current OF knots per
| hour aralust u.s. tho vessel moved hlowfy atobg,
| bo.d,rr .c,,thvnst tv west between patagopia
md Ticrra dol ruogo. Tho sbore Of tho former
a.A's t.e'e" out suuo' .,,t4
could be moro distinctly aeon, ana At TINS polnt
Inn for miles ,,nbroken, aud running precip-
Itou,v down to the wator'a edge. Il thus forms
| ,.s ,,ur =, ..,a ..,oyod ,,ora
ana loggea o."M ~, ~, IT, zS z,s, .,nvs uhich
and there " g'lmpeea OF 'he pam Aoo,o' "n'en
Ia covered with dull-looking gra1s aud abounds
| LARGELY with ost1ichcs aud guanacoB.
VI 'no vppvI'sy .sn 7.a nr r,,nn. nr, xnyoo
| TIE AsiAso " t1,."nH ..e, ~ uAu.
uAs In vtoH, and appeared hiily and modulattng'
tho sutfaco presenting similar appearance to
tnrs -, tow ,ndcrhrnsh. large ouantit,o. Of
te!h OF 20" uooe1oluon: aa'so a"aut's'o' -, W
"kelp wore ooothuall5 uon'ip8 uo"n 'no
Straits. Thla is slcc!co at gigantic soa-"eed
! called tho uncrocystis having long ribbon-llke
lava, ~ vo1or.cs.en color and ycrv tall and
| liz, - ....r.nr youna .t..,1,
asenoes s'aAs' "aou ~ ,s,a'. ~ ~.
I cd to some liuuen rock. Hy O'CLOCK IN Tue
afternoon no passed Capo Pos6eBsion, point Of
| stoor ,ardv c,Irs rising porpaudlculary Ia q
s'sop ~ o5o st ., s f. ~ ,x%;e,. !.
nesns ~ s.:. ~ on;a., hils ~ .,nd r1ic,, .ts,
covered WE oonlc @ 'e 81 as,a..aa 1aau s. sss"
anco to tile spot.
Wa wcro now about 90 miles from tho Atlantic
49,, 49,, ,,.xi,, ~onoJo,1 r,n, po,,aaaiou
ocean' ana na'k toi.oa ;H.o eHPo ~ ,sossnnri
We not ~ ta ,t ~ pn.s".s,an
ana ~ nea aor,v tno 7orr,n
na!; nsto .n' ,son Il S,s oirn.3,
., -. W. W. -. Is,,o
aeynsht uav'ng eono .ia E aGo 1 90 ucn nnsa
ol 1Ae STRAITS W poeh.o,o, a sIsnea ~ ~. very
cary ana soa ne J oe II tto fastl,or an os H.
sgn; "r or sh" t.eked "
aososa 20 tao Tois nns, tIiilsuS liz, satno apSn
our s.efo n pus lilo a''.'nS'''n .n5 rosoG DnG
Naa a,,,osts sfx;.a anu -paatft,a
10 10 tIs e., ApetH. sI,aooas E E!anR hISooMns
colots SHORTY attotTaa ~ h apGnsn e'ens. h;a
Wae ash.ea contuE o snnun ,ttt,n III 1,'1ra, ra..
pastoa Us apout = c.os1' , Msute uano.e l.. Gu Gu
1afas, "Aea pauocts "o.s % nIrpsu ntt sAta1es 3
exchanged hbo W. sne aoet, u OH o. 1no :: ?:
n. Co.,-nounu TOT falpafa1ho' re conia plainly
diatin8ulan ~ " oVH.ut suo nosteeo sa* ad~u1 Ia
o. them had Hhite piankets tusu"n useE tasas
| HuQnlaGIA 10 pTuttEk tHhul liO1n tl5H COfot