• Harvest, labour and the, 266
  • Helms, A. Z., 51
  • Hides, 178-180
  • Holmberg, E. L., 23, 281
  • Hrdlicka, A., 168, 287
  • Huari, 56
  • Hutchinson, F. J., 50
  • Immigration, 9, 116, 137, 191, 263, 264
  • Indians, relations with the, 24-28, 47, 131-135
  • Indians, the Patagonian, 131-135
  • Ingeniero White, 226
  • Intrusos, 139, 157
  • Invernadas, the, 51, 53, 60, 65, 183
  • Irrigation, 36, 41-46, 61, 64, 74, 83-86, 144, 154
  • Itinerary of author, 6
  • Ituzaingo, 246, 257
  • Japan, trade with, 8
  • Jegou, A., 205
  • Jerked meat, 115
  • Jesuit missions, 110
  • Jujuy, 38, 56, 77
  • Junin, 194
  • Labour-supply, 76, 77, 79, 88, 108-111
  • Lacar, Lake, 144
  • Land-ownership, 61, 201-203
  • Land, speculation in, 201
  • Lanin, Mount, 128-147
  • Larch, the, 146
  • La Rioja, 32, 33, 59, 80, 209
  • Ledesma, 78
  • Lenga, the, 127
  • Lima, 29, 48
  • Limay, the, 120, 123, 124, 130, 146, 154
  • Lincoln sheep, 184
  • Los Sauces, 41
  • Lucerne-farms, 53, 67, 155, 176-178, 196
  • Lumbrera, Sierra de la, 58, 70, 77
  • MacKann, W., 180, 280
  • Maize, 71, 192-194, 197, 198, 230
  • Mallin, 124, 125, 142, 151
  • Manantiales, 142, 148
  • Maquinchao, 148, 150, 151, 153, 158
  • Mar Chiquita, 113, 162, 173, 176, 191
  • Markets, Argentine, 203-210
  • Martin Garcia, 166, 251, 253
  • Matacos, the, 79
  • Maté, 33, 109-112, 117
  • Matto Grosso, 117, 235
  • Mayten, 128
  • Mejia, Ramos, 224
  • Mendoza, 19, 32, 33, 50, 57, 79-93, 218, 270, 271
  • Merced, the, 61, 67
  • Mercedario, 19
  • Merino sheep, 184
  • Mesopotamia, the Argentine, 18
  • Miatello, 176
  • Migrations of cattle, 65, 143, 157-159
  • Migrations of indigenous population, 264-267
  • Misiones, 33, 109-112, 115
  • Molle, 127
  • Monte, the, 22, 96
  • Montevideo, 238, 251
  • Moussy, Martin de, 25, 50, 204, 210
  • Muleteers, the, 216-7
  • Mule-trade, the, 49, 51-2, 53, 55
  • Nahuel Huapi, Lake, 120, 126, 127, 130, 132, 133, 144, 225, 245, 247
  • Navigation, statistics of, 258
  • Negro, the Rio, 32, 80, 119, 121, 130, 153
  • Negroes captured, 131
  • Neuquen, the, 129, 130, 137, 138, 153

  • Oases, 36, 41, 86
  • Oats, 199
  • Obrajes, the, 103-105, 107
  • Olavarria, 194
  • Olta, 62
  • Omber, the, 163
  • Ortiz Bank, the, 252
  • Otway Water, 129, 136
  • Pagancillo, 40
  • Pampa, the, 17, 21, 33, 161-208, 261, 262
  • Pampa, extent of the, 102
  • Parabolic tariffs, 226
  • Paracao, 248
  • Paraguay, 109, 110, 236, 269
  • Paraguay, the river, 116, 165, 235, 241, 247
  • Paraisos, 175
  • Paraná, the, 17, 26, 111, 112, 171, 214, 234, 236-50
  • Paraná de las Palmas, the, 250, 252, 253
  • Paraná Guazu, the, 251
  • Paraná Mini, the, 253
  • Parish, Sir Woodbine, 30, 100, 130, 182, 213, 215, 261, 280
  • Paso Paraguayo, the, 250
  • Pasto dulce, 23, 24, 183
  • Pasto duro, 23, 24, 183
  • Pasto fuerto, 23
  • Patagones, 153, 154
  • Patagonia, 119-160
  • Pehuenches, the, 24, 131
  • Peru, relations with, 28, 29, 49, 51
  • Peru road, the, 209, 210, 213, 214, 216
  • Piedra Blanca, 43
  • Pine forests, 109
  • Plata, Rio de la, 28, 29, 234, 239
  • Playa Honda, the, 252, 253
  • Poma, 56
  • Poncel, B., 31, 53
  • Population, growth of, 261-263
  • Ports, 225
  • Portuguese, relations with the, 235
  • Posadas, 111, 116, 242, 248, 249
  • Potatoes, 205
  • Pozos del Barca Grande, 253
  • Protectionism, 93, 94
  • Puerto Belgrano, 232
  • Pumpkin, the, 100
  • Puna, the, 37, 38
  • Puna de Atacama, 47, 48
  • Punta Arenas, 136
  • Quebracho, the, 23, 96, 103, 256-7
  • Quebracho Herrado, 26
  • Quebradas, 38, 41, 53
  • Quetriquile, 151
  • Quinto, the Rio, 26
  • Quiroga, 59
  • Railways, 74, 76, 91, 104, 114, 191, 211, 220-233
  • Railway tariffs, 226
  • Rainfall, 21, 38, 39, 71, 72, 80, 120-121, 164
  • Ranqueles, the, 24, 131
  • Refrigerators, 143, 187, 188, 209
  • Repossini, 254
  • Represa, the, 64, 210
  • Riachucho, 247
  • Rincones, 180
  • River-floods, 240, 241, 243
  • River-traffic, 235-258
  • Roads, 210-220
  • Roca, General, 26, 27
  • Rosario, 92, 164, 171, 173, 191, 215, 221, 239, 245, 253
  • Rosario de Lerma, 55, 56
  • Rosas, General, 30, 238

  • Saladeros, 184, 189
  • Salado, the, 23, 26, 112, 171
  • Sali, the, 69, 77
  • Salitral, 124, 149
  • Salt Lakes, the, 24
  • Salt Road, the, 212
  • Salta, 29, 32, 33, 38, 46, 48, 51, 59, 70, 214, 218
  • San Cristobal, 114
  • San Feliciano, 248
  • San Javier, 110, 114, 249
  • San José, 116, 134
  • San Juan, 19, 32, 33, 50, 66, 79, 82
  • San Lorenzo, 249
  • San Luis, 33
  • San Pedro, 78, 289, 250
  • San Rafaël, 80, 81, 82, 172, 177
  • Sancho, 71
  • Santa Cruz, the, 120, 121, 122
  • Santa Fé, 26, 52, 112, 114, 175, 191, 196, 198, 253
  • Santa Maria, 55, 56, 77
  • Santiago del Estero, 26, 28, 50, 60, 77, 97, 113
  • Saw-mills, 106-8
  • Scrub, the, 22, 96
  • Seasonal migrations, 266
  • Selective breeding, 21, 179, 188, 189
  • Sheep-breeding, 139-144, 183-186
  • Shipping, 236, 740240, 253-259
  • Sierra de los Llanos, 59-63, 67
  • Sierra d'Ulapes, 66
  • Somuncura, 122, 152
  • Spaniards, the early, 28, 29, 48
  • Stage-coaches, 210
  • Straits of Magellan, 129
  • Sugar-industry, the, 69-79
  • Suerte de agua, the, 85
  • Tablelands, the alluvial, 17, 37
  • Tandil, Sierra de, 25, 172, 179, 182, 184, 190
  • Tannin, 102, 105, 106, 107
  • Tehuelches, the, 131
  • Texas fever, 22, 189
  • Teran, M. J. B., 7
  • Tercero, the Rio, 211, 213
  • Tierra del Fuego, 128, 140
  • Tinogasta, 48
  • Tobacco, 101
  • Tobas, the, 24, 26
  • Toma, the, 63
  • Tosca, the, 123, 172, 173, 178
  • Tostado, 114
  • Trans-Andean railway, 220, 221, 222
  • Transhumation, 143, 156-159, 182
  • Transport, evolution of, 215-220, 228
  • Travelling, early difficulties of, 211-219, 237-238
  • Travesias, the, 52, 60, 142, 211
  • Tronador, Mount, 128, 147
  • Troperos, the, 217-19
  • Tucumán, 29, 32, 33, 69-79, 218, 221, 270, 271
  • Tunuyan, the, 81, 82
  • Tupungato, 19
  • Turno, the, 44, 85, 86
  • United States, comparison with 32, 34
  • United States, trade with, 8
  • Urban centres, 268, 269
  • Urquiza, 26, 180, 215
  • Uruguay, 116
  • Uruguay, the river, 110, 235, 238, 259
  • Useless Bay, 129
  • Valcheta, 122, 123, 149, 150, 153
  • Valle de Lerma, 48, 54
  • Valle Viejo, 43, 45
  • Valles, 37-48
  • Vegas, 54, 144
  • Veinte cinco de Mayo, 194, 262
  • Ventana, Sierra de, 172, 182, 198, 199
  • Villa Concepción, 110
  • Villa Maria, 113, 213
  • Villa Mercedes, 25, 66, 113, 164, 174, 177, 207, 221
  • Villa Paraná, 245
  • Villa Rica, 110, 111
  • Villarino, 130, 133
  • Villa Urquiza, 244
  • Vilque, 56
  • Viñatores, 87-93
  • Vineyards, 80-93
  • Volcada de agua, 45
  • Volcanic eruptions, 122, 125
  • Wagons, travel by, 216, 217
  • War, the European, effect of, 8
  • Water-power in Patagonia, 146
  • Water-rights, 43-46, 61, 64, 84-86
  • Water-supply, 36, 38, 39, 41-46, 61, 64, 72, 83-86, 141, 154, 181
  • Welsh in Patagonia, 138
  • Wheat, 190-192, 194, 198, 199, 230
  • Wheelwright, 221
  • Wild cattle, 179-181
  • Willis, Bailey, 138, 146, 147, 152, 171
  • Wind, action of the, 20, 124, 170
  • Wine-industry, the, 80-95
  • Wool, 139, 183-185