Pioneering in the pampas; or, The first four years of a settler's experience in the La Plata camps

Front matter

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Chapter II

BUENOS AYRES — VOYAGE UP THE URUGUAY— NIGHT IN A COAL HULK — PRAY BENTOS — GUALEGUAYCHU — EIRST IMPRESSIONS OP ENTRE RIOS . . . . .10

CHAPTER HI.

SEARCH FOR OTHER CAMP — ROSARIO— THE DILIGENCE — FRAYLE MUERTO — FIND FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN — EXPLORE THE VACANT CAMP — PROVINCE OF CORDOBA— RIDE TO THE CITY OF CORDOBA — WOODS OF THE COUNTRY — NATIVE WAGGONS, ETC. — CORDOBA — THE SIERRAS — BUY CAMP, AND RETURN TO VIEW IT . 22

Chapter IV

PREPARE TO SETTLE ON OUR CAMP — CASA DE FIERRO— JOURNEY FROM ROSARIO — RECRUITS — OUR FIRST MEAL ON OUR OWN ESTATE — WELL-DIGGING — DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENTS — COR- RALS — MORALS OF NATIVE SERVANTS — OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS IN THE CAMP — ENDEAVOUR TO PURCHASE SHEEP . . 35

Chapter V. Los Indios . . . . . .49

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Chapter VI. Page

EIGHBOUES — PROCEEDINGS OP THE PAT — LIONS — TIGEES — WOLVES — SNAKES — FEOGS ANP TO APS — BISACHAS — VARIETY OF POOP — AEMAPILLOS — CAEPINCPZOS — IGUANAS — GEET FOXES — SKUNKS — WILD-FOWL . . . . .58

CHAPTER Vn.

A VISITOE FEOM ENGL ANP j THINKS OUE POSITION PANGEEOUS —

PESCEIPTION OF NATIVE SAPPLE ANP PEESS— SAP DEATH OF TWO

ENGLISHMEN — M.'S DANGEEOUS ADVENTUEE WITH THE INDIANS 105

Chapter XII. — Eunaway Animals. ..... 115

CHAPTER Xni.

WE EEGLN TO BUILD OUE HOUSE — ILLNESS — I GO TO LAS EOSAS ANP BUENOS AYEES — PATAGONES ANP P ATA GONIANS — CIVI- LISEP ESTANCIAS — BUENOS AYEEAN EACES — PEPAETUEE OF FRIENDS FOE EUEOPE ..... 124

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THE CHOLERA— LAST SIGHT OP THE INDIANS — ELECTION OF THE