Account of a Journey across the Pampas. 1 71 GrylH and Cimices, mixed with the small hard stones of a red berry or red pulpy fruit ; in some instances the latter formed almost the exclusive contents, but in none have we been able to discover any of the parasites which infest sheep or cattle. [To be continued.] XVII. — Extracts from a few rough Notes of a Journey across the Pampas of Buenos Ayres to Tucuman, in 1835. By James Tweedie_, Esq., addressed to Sir W. J. Hooker. [Concluded from p. 104.] May 8th. In the afternoon left this our dreary 3 weeks' abode, and the cattle being in good condition, travelled all night through a dark dense forest, where the road or rather path was so narrow that 2 carts must wait, should they chance to meet, until the trees have been felled so as to permit of a passage. The numerous feet and wheel tracks raised such a dust as hung over us in heavy clouds all the way, a perfect calm prevailing in the air, and the travellers, carts, and cattle were all of one colour, enveloped or buried in a covering of dry dust. In the morning, about daylight, my driver falling asleep, the bullocks deviated a little from the path and upset my waggon. Fortunately, though I fell from a considerable height and some heavy bales of cloth tumbled upon me, I escaped with only a slight bruise on one of my legs. Next day travelled through a saline country where there was no water and only salt shrubs for the poor animals to eat, and arrived in the evening at the little village of Atamisco, so named from a finely scented shrub, w^hich growls in great abundance about it. Scarcely any vegetable was seen ex-cept some coarse herbage, upon which flocks of goats w^ere browsing. 10th. In the morning we arrived at the Rio Pitambella, where we were again occupied 2 days crossing it in 2 canoes fixed together by poles tied across them, by which means each load was carried over at one time. The empty carts were drawn across by bullocks as at the Rio Saladillo. At this pass, having once more time to botanize for 3 days, I found
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