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Title: A diary of the wreck of His Majesty's Ship Challenger, on the western coast of South America, in May, 1835 : with an account of the subsequent encampment of the officers and crew during a period of seven weeks on the south coast of Chili
Year: 1836 (1830s)
Authors: Rothery, G. A Hullmandel, Charles Joseph, 1789-1850, printer. prt UPB Walton, W. L., engraver. egr UPB
Subjects: Challenger (Ship) Shipwrecks Indians of South America Mapuche Indians Voyages and travels
Publisher: London : Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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— Southern bank of the entrance ofthe Rio Leubu. Fair weather, with light s. e.winds. The whole number of cargoes that weretransported from Molquilla were 279 mule and61 bullock-loads. The situation of our presentencampment was the direct opposite of the last.From a flat deep sand, we were now on a steepdeclivity in the niche of a thick wood; the soilgreasy and slippery, and in wet weather it wasdifficult to preserve a footing. The river Leuburan into a bay about 200 yards below us. Thesystem which had been practised at Molquillawas adhered to here ; the men being carefullymustered every night at sunset, and their armsreported ready for immediate use: sentinelsbeing placed at different points of the camp toprevent any Indian from entering it. Our tentswere now reduced in size, and therefore morenumerous. The crew was divided into one lanjetent, and ten small circular ones; four or five ofthe latter form being allotted for the captain andofficers. The consul had brought a small tent
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