73. MOUNTAINS AND GLACIERS IN MAGELLAN STRAIT 74. CUSTOMS GUARD-HOUSE, VALPARAISO, CHILE 75. PLAZA DE LA CONSTITUCION, SANTA Cruz. 76. PEAK OF TENERIFFE . 77. ORANGE-GROVES 78. LIMA 79. FRUIT OF THE BREAD-FRUIT TREE 80. AVENUE OF PALMS, BOTANIC GARDENS, RIO 81. TAHITIAN COAST SCENERY . . 82. CAPE TOWN, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH). 83. EUCALYPTUS-TREE, OR BLUE-GUM (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH). 84. MANGO FRUIT. 85. CHRISTMAS HARBOR, KERGUELEN LAND. 86. STAR-FISH. 87. USPALLATA PASS. 88. CAPE FROWARD (PATAGONIA), STRAIT OF MAGELLAN 89. ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ 90. ROBINSON CRUSOE. 91. ALBATROSS 97. Growth of Coral on A MOUNTAIN SLOWLY SUBSIDING. 98. JOHN JAMES AUDUBON 99. ADMIRAL JOHN BYRON 100. CAPTAIN JAMES COOK 101. KARAKAKOOA BAY, THE SCENE OF CAPTAIN COOK'S DEATH. 102. CAPTAIN WILLIAM DAMPIER 103. GENERAL ROSAS . 148 WHAT MR. DARWIN SAW. THE HORSE. I URUGUAY. ONCE crossed the River Santa Lucia near its mouth, and was surprised to observe how easily our horses, al though not used to swim, passed over a width of at least six hundred yards. On mentioning this at Montevideo, I was told that a vessel containing some mountebanks and their horses being wrecked in the Plata, one horse swam seven miles to the shore. In the course of the day I was amused by the skill with which a Gaucho forced a restive horse to swim a river. He stripped off all his clothes, and, jumping on its back, rode into the water till it was out of its depth; then, slipping off over the crupper, he caught hold of the tail, and as often as the horse turned round the man frightened it back by splashing water in its face. As soon as the horse touched the bottom on the other side, the man pulled himself on, and was firmly seated, bridle in hand, before the horse gained the bank. A naked man on a naked horse is a fine spectacle; I had no idea how well the two animals suited each other. The tail of a horse is a very useful ap |