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111age. which was oft ~e :ro ,. We ll...ad to comply Vi th their requests

so as not to aisappoint them. We enJoyed their hoapi•t.11.t w d bounty,

whi c..,l), cons ... ed of ee , acor , and nu ts~ Furthermore o ltcy .. u ished

us guides to taite u to the a eringO.t:laoe about which tho;sr. gave us

intomation, ·vo roached 1t quite late. 1!h.e dey s march ;vas f u.r leagues.
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!l!b.e country rom ·tho villa,.ge -~o the watering-place is pleo.si!',.g

and :pictures 1ue on tlepl ~n, al tho the surrounding mountains are b re .

and rugged. O.n the plain w saw roarr, groves ot poplars and whi te oaks,

;vhich vere vor:, tall aud largefl W.t1e wat -,ring-plaoe couisted of a st.ream,

conisaini»B mu.oh water, tilst £lawed in a moderately wide 0~011 there

there were mauy willows and potple.rs. Near the 1,laee i'u which we comped.

was a pOl,)'U.lo w lnd1~.n vtllagQ; the 1nhab1 tants 11 vad wi thou. other pro-

t ion t eltor of brauohes in the form of an inolosure,

for thio reason the soldiers go.v to the whole pln.ce the name of the

&meheria del Oorral.

leagaes) •

iet re our eyes ext ended vaa t ~ . ta.1n

chains whicb. w had n oessarily to enter 1£ we wis , d to continue ou1·

ocr~se to the north or no:rtnwest, as these were the directions at

advanta.geo1 and most oon e.u.ient for our Jour.neJ•

more we penetrated into the co'Ull.t.rs ithe orea.ter the difficul tiea

might bth and that we r· · ght be led veey fa "rom t e coast. It was

decidedt therefore, to follow U1e cmcy-on in whioh we had camped, and

the vourse of the stream U l)Ossihle, as ·J>·r as the aea. To th1s

pur1.JOse th sco 1ts. who llad been sent out early in the morning, had

:rdtu• o proc ed as far as they could., and to find out it there ere

~ obs·tacl on the 2·oad. or this reason t people and animals

rest d today.