, 1876-12-01
AROUND CAPE HORN.
The Passage Through the Straits
OF Magellan.
Strong Contrast Between the Patagoni-
ans and tho Terra.del-
Fuegians.
Sublime Scencry...Thc Star Of Eyc...
Valparaiso.-.The California Gold.
Excitement,


Fhr The TiieHnt.
At tic Urgent imitation Of the good padre Of
the stntlon, quite party Of It's entered 1ifs com
Portable ttlr frame Int, where he introduced
to 1ls II little ralnnun(an girl whom lie hnd do
,ncsticatc,l, her ,potlcr having run away with
II hunting nand suycral years before. The padre
lad taken grrat prhlc md pleasure In touching
l,cr Spanish, In which language she had become
quite proficient.
With II renewed Promise OF present Of fresh
beef and milk In tho lnorning, VIC returned to
the ship, after partnking of Il GLASS OF rum at
tho Communicates, In which, however, he de-
clillcl to participate, on account Of delicate
health. On his table wus surprised to see
copy of "prciss,litz's lIytlropatl,y" in Spanish;
.ui.l lsc told mc t1at o WIS trying tho system,
whiult lasl benefited him greatly.
THE PARTING.
At daylight we revisited thr sltoro, md found
oar bullock killed, and dressed ID Fulton
Market; a,Ml, havng filled three buckets with
creamy milk ,tnihnncd by Crotou's etrcafn, wc
nntunlly inquired, "Wlmt the .latnagu wasi"
Ito wllicl, sci,or Comlnnndantct with most
graceful gesture, replied: "Ys nu 1uicro na,la,"
III whit notlIing-yo,l arc very we!cotnc.'
We torrcd upon lin nntl Ills comrades, how
ever. soine tcu. roIcc, and sugar, and exchanged
all o1ir spare boots AMI shoes for ostrich aud gu
n,lcnn rt!cs. Ny fair entertainer Ut Tho previous
evening was also on thu bench, aud, Us wns
stepping into tho hoat, she rushed down to the
wntcrfs ridge. md, rraeiifng up, she gave my
whfskcrs Il 1nrwesl stroke. while, cncirrling her
kiss upon her lips, and VIZ pulled away, leaving
tr old C0nlndnllAnte rolling I'm thu Batld nul
Etsing vent tn slteil nproarious pruls Of laughter
as seldom awake tic echoes Of the Magellan
Struts.
THE TERRA-DE1-FuE61ANs.
On the 2lst OF January, wlifto passing Capc
Fruwar.l, the cxtrcntc nonttcrr p0lnt VI Tata-
Eonia, WI encountered Il heavy gallo directly IN
anu were glad to reach Furtescue Bay, where wo
anchored or Wlywnm Point.
Sre!nE smoky curling upward from the
woods, alltl croRs rearing Its lonely hcad On n
sfuHl lsct Of the bay, VIZ MANNED our boat and
went ashore, where Wc found an cncalnptrcnt OF
ubout t,ity Tcrra-ttrl-Fuegtans, who Ind crossed
thu Straits In seaguh Of muscles mud barberrics,-
tlclr chief articles Of food, and which aru moro
plentiful On tho Patagon,all coast
a ils0re nbjcct get Ut beings iu human shape
though they wrrr nat cyen tlnt-l nevur saw
brfurr. Low uf stature and Of forhiltlinE u.s.
pet, they secn'c:l but one remove from thu
brute crgatlun. Mcl, and women wcro alike
destitute Of clothing, savc 4 filthy seai-skin
throws nvcr tllcir shoulders, while thu 1uttcr
srx were entirely devoid Of wonanty shame or
bcarlng. .....
1t was source Of great wonder to me, and
Enve rise to n,nny sDcculatfons In my n,nl,
why thc ratMgonlat's nf,tl tlle Fuegians should
so Wsy In hcsE MEo Of tg gfas a,tal
arc their direct antfrodcs, ,-unl tho countries
nrc but nilc apart at sandy PDtnt.
snw manv potasonIans, ut tho latter 1ocalt-
ty, more than seycIl teet In l!eght,-nono !ess
FncEtan did nut meosure moro titan live feet III
hcightat tho utmost.
woxpnous SCENE.
On tho 95tll uf Jnnuary NC passed through
G!ucier Lay. the most striking and impressive
icAturc Ut tic Straits, aud scc.o ~ IIHposlnE
~ thu most vivid Imagination ean conceive.
Tho Icy mountains extend for miles, unyield-
Ing to the midsummer sllu which then silone
stiuwy heights, SOD fect aloit their co1or was Of
the deepest azure, waItu they wcro deeply iis-
aurch ny tic acknowledgements which 10reed
thef tnlT,ntuolla way to tile bcacI.
Words nrc Inadequate to convey tho remotcst
idea OF tho wild buDtty aud grandeur of this
portion of tho Struts. An .i'lyuiit Spanish nav
ls;ator anu cx!iorcr, Cort1oya, ias truly tlc-
l.orrisAe, y" With M uspcct truly. .llnrrtble;"
and It tocs approach the terrible III Nature.
On tho :satl, OF january We found ollrselyes
81 Capc pillar. tlu WESTERN extremity Ut the
Struts, ,,r e,rcss from wtslel wns 1nost tnpos-
ing,-tle VAST. paclIlc giving tbs u welcome bnt
littlu III accordance with ts tranquil name. Tho
elp roso aud fell to tho hcavy scas, md the
''Jud5c and Apostles''-a cluster OF thlrteen
rocKs~-wert white with angry fuat,.
l sat apart lust In .lettat1Ul.s MHd precious
memories Ut tho loved olvx of my natfyc lanl,
allt, It's NY eyes weru directed to tho Vcsper
Starl which seemed tust resting On NJ: 1t.
sTals or EVE.
star Of Eset 10 brightly cleaning,
In tEn nkl1re vault nbovu,
Tell me- II thy rnys nre beatntns
oer tho path 0f tlioae loyc!