Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-09-11

and living On guanacos, which they oc-
OCCASIONALLY shot.
Thorold took little interest In observ-
ing the nature Of the country. but he re-
ported It tobs very similar to thatseenon
the coast bleak mountains, with occa-
eional copses Of stunted trees. and all
else absolutely barren and uncultivated.
There is little doubt however. that It Is
a treasure house of mineral wealth, for
various ores, including gold, are picked
up in plenty on the coast, and there is
every indication Of coal. II a coal mine
was once got into working order here,
1t would be Of inestimable value for the
coaiing Of ships alone, as well as for use
in South America itself. for coal is at
present brought from England at great
expense all the way to Monte Video, and
to Sandy Point, in the straits of Magel-
Ian, from the north Of Chill.
On the fourth day of the march they
met another tribe, also on the march, and
the two bodies Of men fell to fighting at
once, as Is their invariable custom.
After an hours fighting there were only
about fifty men left Of the first tribe;
these surrendered, and became prisoners
of war TO their conquerors, who had also
sustained heavy leases. The prisoners,
however, did not appear to be regarded
as slaves at all, but simply mingled with
the victorious tribe. After the battle the
prisoners spoke 70 their captors about
Thoroid; whom they brought forward,
apparently explaining their object in
keeping him; and he lived with the new
tribe on exactly the same footing as he
bad done with the old one.
Nearly six months Thorod spent in
this way, the tribe in which he lived
sometime marching for FIVE or six days,
and then settling down for several weeks;
sometimes they were ON the sea shore,
and then he lived as they did, chiefly on
raw mussels and other shell fish; when
they were inland he lived on pieces of
raw guanaco, which he grabbed along
with the others. sa1 h
There is story current In Chilli thu
the Fuegarss, when driven to NECESSITY,
first eat their DOGS, the only domestic
animal which they keep, and, when
these are all gone, proceed to devour the
old women Of the tribe. Thorold saw no
signs of cannibalism, but this was per-
haps because no necessity for il arose.
He states that the old women were
treated Wit, especial care; and it is
doubtful whether this affection arose
from the hearts or the stomachs of their
grandchildren. roo fkvIuArl
Five times be saw fight with another
tribe; in three out Of the FIVE his tribe
was conquered, and he changed hands,
the prisoners always appearing to ex-
plain 30 their captors their object in
keeping him. +
Among the third tribe with
which he lived he saw a white
woman; she was the CHILEAN lady whom
have already mentioned, and Thorold
took the first opportunity Of going up to
her. The Fuegans held him back at first,
for they regarded her rs a goddess; but
at her command they let him approach
her. They were unable to converse, for
she spoke only Spanish. and he only Eng
lish; but from that time Thorold was
treated by the natives with more defer
ence than before. s#.s@.IJ NaG
He was never allowed again to ap-
proach the Gillian woman, who appeared
to be rather ashamed of her situation be-
fore him. but he saw her manner of life,
She was the wife of the chief, and had
apparently o large number Of children.
The natives treated her with the greatest
respect, and cooked meat for her, and
made her q more elaborate hut than
they made for themselves. Her dress
was a mixture Of civilization and bar.
barism. i On the whole she appeared sat
isfied with her strange life.
About four weeks after Thorold Joined
| this tribe, another tribe came upon them
there was fight, and he changed hands
Just before the fight began the Chiliar
woman went away with few compan
| ions, and he saw her no more. - e. ill
Toward the end Of the sixth month tbs
tribe which possessed Thorold reached Q
place on the sea shore which consisted Of
| q bay almost shut In by land. He hat
often reached d similar place, for there
are many bays on that coast with an is
land facing them. = ~ }'fs.t~
On the morning Of the third day aftel
! they had reached this spot he was on III.
beach gathering his usual breakfast o.
shell-fsh, when he heard a sound tina
sent the blood rushing toward his heart
4 It was the familiar sound Of a steamer
and looking up he saw the black snaok,
floating away in the wind.
Then he knew that he was on the shor,
of the straits of Magellan, and before h,
had time to consider how to secure hi
safety he had dropped on the beach In
dead faint, for six months living in hor
rible suspense, without shelter, and will
the poorest apology for food, had left hin
very little of his old strength.
On that day the steamer @Aconcagua,
Of the Pacific Steam Navigation com
paMy, bound from Liverpool to Valpar
also, left Sandy Point and was proceed
ing westward through the straits. Tn
bulwarks We're crowded with passenger
and officers and crew looking out for ma
tive canoes, for it is the custom of steam
ers passing through these straits to SLOW
down, unless they are in great hurry