CHAPTER IV.

HENNOKAIK TO TECKEL.

Ceremonial of Welcome. -- Hinchel's Indians. -- Tehuelches and Araucanos. -- Jackechan and the Chupat Tribe. -- My Examination. -- Encampment at Henno. -- Peaceful Occupations. -- The Oldest Inhabitant. -- Chiriq. -- The Hidden Cities. -- Modern Legends. -- Mysteries of the Cordillera. -- Los Cesares. -- La Ciudad Encantada. -- Its Whereabouts. -- The Indian Cesares. -- The Guanaco. -- The Patagonian Ostrich. -- Neighbourhood of Chiriq. -- Horseracing. -- Indian Horses. -- Indian Dogs. -- Dog and Lover. -- Plaiting Sinews. -- Windy Hill. -- Surrounded by Fire. -- Young Guanaco. -- Arrival of Grog. -- News from Santa Cruz. -- Gisk. -- Romantic Scenery. -- A Pleasant Neighbourhood. -- Fairy Glen. -- Breaking a Horse. -- Female Curiosity. -- The Wild Cattle Country. -- The Forests of the Cordillera. -- The Watershed. -- Among the Mountains. -- Wild Flowers. -- A Bull Fight. -- The Bull Victorious. -- No Christmas Beef. -- Teckel. -- Change of Quarters 108