31st December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago After breakfast the next morning, a party ascended one of the highest viz. 2400 ft. elevation. — The scenery was very rem...

30th December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago In the morning went on shore; to our great surprise we found the Island well stocked with fine wild Goats. The sportsmen ...

29th December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago Ran along the Coast till we came to an anchor at Yuche Island, a little to the North of the Peninsula of Tres Montes. Cap...

28th December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago At last the weather barely permitted us to run out; our time has hung heavy on our hands, as it always does when we are d...

25th December 1834

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Captain Fitzroy’s Journal: Strong gales set in afterwards and kept us prisoners several days. This Christmas was unlike the last: it was a s...

24th December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago I was here much interested by finding quantities of Lava & other Volcanic products. Syms Covington Journal: Anchored ...

23rd December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago Stood out to sea, but bad weather coming on from the Northward, we ran back again & anchored in another cove.

22nd December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago On the Monday I succeeded in reaching the summit (1600 ft. high); it was a laborious undertaking; the ascent being so ste...

21st December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago Found an harbor, which on this unknown & dangerous coast might be of great utility to a distressed vessel. It can be ...

20th December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago The Beagle had a fair wind to the extreme Southern point where it was necessary to proceed; & when at Noon on the 20t...

18th December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago Stood out to sea. — Mr Stokes, the day before, was despatched in a Whale-boat with three weeks provisions to survey the N...

15th to 17th December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago The weather continued bad; to me it did not much signify, because the land in all these islands is next thing to impassab...

14th December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago It is fortunate we reached this shelter. For now a real storm of T. del Fuego is raging with its wonted fury. White ma...

13th December 1834

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Chonos Archipelago We ran into an opening in the Southern part of the Guyatecas or Chonos Archipelago & soon found a good harbor. Captai...