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The
asses
themselves
,
had
any
been
there
,
would
have
been
deceived
by
the
braying
of
these
stupid
birds
.
I
pursued
my
investigations
some
way
to
the
west
of
the
bay
.
West
Falkland
is
more
extensive
than
its
neighbour
,
La
Soledad
,
and
possesses
another
fort
at
the
southern
point
of
Byron
’
s
Sound
—
too
far
off
for
me
to
go
there
.
I
could
not
estimate
the
population
of
the
Archipelago
even
approximately
.
Probably
,
it
did
not
then
exceed
from
two
to
three
hundred
souls
,
mostly
English
,
with
some
Indians
,
Portuguese
,
Spaniards
,
Gauche
from
the
Argentine
Pampas
,
and
natives
from
Tier
Del
Fuel
.
On
the
other
hand
,
the
representatives
of
the
ovine
and
bovine
races
were
to
be
counted
by
tens
of
thousands
.
More
than
five
hundred
thousand
sheep
yield
over
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
’
worth
of
wool
yearly
.
There
are
also
horned
cattle
bred
on
the
islands
;
these
seem
to
have
increased
in
size
,
while
the
other
quadrupeds
,
for
instance
,
horses
,
pigs
,
and
rabbits
,
have
decreased
.
All
these
live
in
a
wild
state
,
and
the
only
beast
of
prey
is
the
dog
-
fox
,
a
species
peculiar
to
the
fauna
of
the
Falklands
.
Not
without
reason
has
this
island
been
called
“
a
cattle
farm
.
”
What
inexhaustible
pastures
,
what
an
abundance
of
that
savoury
grass
,
the
tussock
,
does
nature
lavish
on
animals
there
!
Australia
,
though
so
rich
in
this
respect
,
does
not
set
a
better
spread
table
before
her
ovine
and
bovine
pensioners
.
The
Falklands
ought
to
be
resorted
to
for
the
re
-
victualling
of
ships
.
The
groups
are
of
real
importance
to
navigators
making
for
the
Strait
of
Magellan
,
as
well
as
to
those
who
come
to
fish
in
the
vicinity
of
the
polar
regions
.
When
the
work
on
the
hull
was
done
,
West
occupied
himself
with
the
masts
and
the
rigging
,
with
the
assistance
of
Martin
Holt
,
our
sailing
-
master
,
who
was
very
clever
at
this
kind
of
industry
.
On
the
21st
of
October
,
Captain
Len
Guy
said
to
me
:
“
You
shall
see
,
Mr
.
Jeorling
,
that
nothing
will
be
neglected
to
ensure
the
success
of
our
enterprise
.
Everything
that
can
be
foreseen
has
been
foreseen
,
and
if
the
Halbrane
is
to
perish
in
some
catastrophe
,
it
will
be
because
it
is
not
permitted
to
human
beings
to
go
against
the
designs
of
God
.
”
“
I
have
good
hopes
,
captain
,
as
I
have
already
said
.
Your
vessel
and
her
crew
are
worthy
of
confidence
.
But
,
supposing
the
expedition
should
be
much
prolonged
,
perhaps
the
supply
of
provisions
—
”
“
We
shall
carry
sufficient
for
two
years
,
and
those
shall
be
of
good
quality
.
Port
Egmont
has
proved
capable
of
supplying
us
with
everything
we
require
.
”
”
Another
question
,
if
you
will
allow
me
?
”
