What I saw on the west coast of South and North America, and at the Hawaiian Islands.: By H. Willis Baxley, M.D.

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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XV.
Southern Railroad Depot. Great Interior Valley of Chile between the Andes and
Coast Range Mountains. Maipua River. Angostura de Payne. Landed Es tate, Suffrage, Treason, Intolerance. Rancaqua. Cachapoal River. Baths
of Cauquenes. Requinoa. Rio Clarillo. Rengo. Angostura Regule6mu.
San Fernando. Rio Tinguiririca. Country Conveyance. E1 Descabezado.
Rio Teno........................................................ 261
CHAPTER XVI.
Road Costume. Curico. Rio Lontue. Primitive Habitations. Social Condi tion. Political Utopianism. Inconsistency and Cruelty of Fanaticism. Mo lino. Rio Claro. Talca. River Maule'. Loncomilla and its Fratricidal
Battle. River Putagan. Longavi and Cerro Florida Peaks. Mirage. Rio
Achihueno. Parral. Arrival at San Carlos............................ 286
CHAPTER XVII.
Prohibition of the Cultivation of Tobacco. San Carlos. The Vine. Wheat.
River Nuble. Chillan. Baths of the Cordilleta. Nevada of Chillan. Rio
Itata. Cuesta Parales. Rafael. Arrival at Tome...................... 306
CHAPTER XVIII.
Tome. Talcahuano. Bay of Concepcion. Bay of Vincente. Paps of Biobio.
River Biobio. Sierra Velluda. Volcano of Antuco. City of Concepcion.
Coal Mines of Chambique, Lotilla, and Lota. Penco.................... 323
CHAPTER XIX.
Voyage Coastwise Northward. Constitucion. Copper Product of Chile. Sailing
vessel to Callao not as reliable as steamer to Paita. Gulf of Guayaquil to
Tumbes......................................................... 338
CHAPTER XX.
Modern Tumbes. Ruins of Ancient Tumbes. Gulf of Guayaquil. Island of E1
Muerto. Island of Puna. Guayaquil River. City of Guayaquil.......... 348
CHAPTER XXI.
Cape St. Helena. Cape San Lorenzo. Manta. Monte Christi. Esmeraldas.
Island of Morro Grande. Tumaco. True Boundary between the Pacific Prov inces of Ecuador and New Granada. Island of Gorgona. Buenaventura.
British Pacific Steam Navigation Company. Defective Charts of this part of
the Coast. New Surveys needed..................................... 367
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