Attraverso il cuore della Patagonia . ily. Il lago che ora ho voluto visitare è l'ultima molto largepiece di acqua in una lunga catena di laghi andini e lagune. Itis un poco più a sud di 50° S. lat. Da questo lago, lago Argen-tino, il fiume Santa Cruz Hows verso est e si svuota se stesso in posizionedi Atlantico, l'insediamento di Santa Cruz si trova a themouth del fiume. È stato seguendo il corso di questo riverupwards per alcuni 140 miglia che Darwin ha fatto il suo seriousexpedition solo all'interno della Patagonia. Il suo partito tound thepassage del fiume sia pericoloso e laboriose e Ca
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Through the heart of Patagonia . ily. The lake which I now wished to visit is the last very largepiece of water in the long chain of Andean lakes and lagoons. Itis a little to the south of 50° S. lat. From this lake, Lake Argen-tino, the River Santa Cruz Hows eastwards and empties itself intothe Atlantic, the settlement of Santa Cruz being situated at themouth of the river. It was by following the course of this riverupwards for some 140 miles that Darwin made his only seriousexpedition into the interior of Patagonia. His party tound thepassage of the river both dangerous and laborious, and CaptainiMtzRoy decided to return to Santa Cruz on the fifth day, alterthey sighted the snowy summits of the Cordillera. Thus theynever reached Lake Ar^entino. 182 THROUGH THE HEART OK PATAGONIA We also followed the course of the river, but on horsebackinstead of by boat, and thus for the early part of our journey wepassed through the identical country traversed by Darwin. I desired above all things to be able to move rapidly, and. .1. .MAIN STRKKT, SANTA CRUZ accordingly cut down the amount and weight of our baggage as faras prudence permitted. I append a list of the provisions, which Iintended—with the help of guanaco meat—to last us for the fourmonths which remained before we must return t(j the coast if wewished to escape the severities of the Andean winter : 35 kilos farina.25 kilos oatmeal. 15 kilos sugar.6 11). tea. 12 tins cocoa. Besides these we took a spare change of underclothing, one ofthe tents, fifty rounds of 12-bore ball and the same quantity ofshot cartridges and 150 for the Mauser rifle. We were abk- to put everything on two cargiieros, and eventhen they were not very heavily loaded. I took two uiadrinas, the Zaino mare and Mrs. Trelew, with their respective troops, the JOURNEY TO LAKE ARGENTINO 183 horses numbering in all iwcnty-one. During ihcir rest in SantaCruz they had attained to cjuite fair condition, and were in conse-quence ready for the road. It was
