. Through the heart of Patagonia. Natural history. 64 THROUGH THE HEART OF PATAGONIA That night the men slept inside the hut, but it was too warm for my sleeping-bag, so I took u^ my bed and went out, passing the night on the lee side of the hut. Perhaps what delighted us. SETTLEMENT OF COLOHUAPI most was the fact that in the shelter of the hut we were able to smoke our pipes in peace, safe from the buffeting of the wind. At dawn Mrs. Jones kindly sent -her children over with a pail of milk. It would be impossible to imagine any more healthy specimens of the Welsh race than "these sun-kis

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. Through the heart of Patagonia. Natural history. 64 THROUGH THE HEART OF PATAGONIA That night the men slept inside the hut, but it was too warm for my sleeping-bag, so I took u^ my bed and went out, passing the night on the lee side of the hut. Perhaps what delighted us. SETTLEMENT OF COLOHUAPI most was the fact that in the shelter of the hut we were able to smoke our pipes in peace, safe from the buffeting of the wind. At dawn Mrs. Jones kindly sent -her children over with a pail of milk. It would be impossible to imagine any more healthy specimens of the Welsh race than "these sun-kissed, clear-eyed youngsters. Ruddy and brown and strong, the air of the wilder- ness had need of no better proof of its splendid health-giving qualities. I gave the children chocolate from our store, a luxury to which they were not accustomed, and which they enjoyed immensely. William Jones had brought his wife and family to Colohuapi in a waggon, following the banks of the River Chico from Trelew. His journey had, however, been made late in the year, when the marshes were dry, and his waggon had been more suited to the hardships of the way than was ours.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Prichard, Hesketh Vernon Hesketh, 1876-1922; Moreno, Francisco Pascasio, 1852-1919; Woodward, Arthur Smith, 1864-1944; Thomas, Oldfield, 1858-1929; Britten, James, 1846-1924; Rendle, A. B. (Alfred Barton), 1865-1938; Millais, John Guille, 1865-1931, illus; Saville, Marshall H. (Marshall Howard), 1867-1935. fmo sgn; Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. fmo; Huntington Free Library. fmo. New York, D. Appleton and Company