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v1s1jed. us here recognized lather Gomes and gu e h1I;. a:anembrace,
.. · ·· . v e -, .hi.Jr.1 on the· bark frQDl the , shore: he also r&cogn1sed smor
la.see and seuor Oons1auzo. ~a day we obae1-ved. the l.atitude, m1d
:nio plor r c
the oOd road. a Ull oont1ln184 throl,lf;tl the valley, and that 1 t was i1uUe
;possi bl o IJO b.J we:, f the beach. 9ll" s oharmi:og va.ll$7 wh1eh 'begin$
afta1• d.escena.ing from the pas..,. l .named 8 · 1-ta Cl~a. We tottn..i liera a
po . lous village. end the heathen w18hea to detain us, tor they had
prer}&"ed re.tr-eann1en.ts tor us. ~1e perceived t~t they were _ havin(; a
e<lding, a.:ud th.q showed us the bride, who was the most dressed up t:ntiiiiR"
From here on 1,te womeu begin to ear more &(joent cl o·th1J1B• tor in the Jtlace
aprttas iihW wear deerskins tJ1Pm the wats t dowl'lt which aer'le as skirts,
and li ·t tle capee of. rabbit SkiJl to cover tho 1.4es t '~.-- e b~dy • JJ
Ir Y~1 ·
hortl the J>iar3 Of Oost - Ot: the .Illgineert ,are the entr1es of /
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the same a.a e.
havin.g ah-ea~ been marked out bJ the · 1tneen who lla4 be911 sent a.head
ve'1!;/ earl.Jin the morning. Part_ Qt the way we traveled through a narrow
orm:, n, and ;part Qver ver;; high hills ot }?t.lrr& aoiL the ascent end
desoollded af toxwaida , o a ll ttle v ll~y here h was an lllti Vlll e
tha .ill.ha i tan a ·had eent us m tJseng rs to the al d.e Santa Catalina,
a:nd guid a to show u t~ie beat jr l and pass hrou the range. 'I'hese
po r fe. l s had .... 1~e-9E,~ad. refre"'hments for our rcctption, and · s theJ
mai•all, tj1ay made he most ear.riest entreaties to induce its to visit their