Foreign influence, 13. Foreigners, 11, 87, 379, 384. Forests, 90, 135. Formosa, territory of, 89. Fray Bentos, Uruguay, 85. Freedom, political, 197. _Frigorificos_, 79, 386. Frozen meat, 61. Fruits, 172, 217. Fuegian Archipelago, 151. Funerals, 44. Future, the, 10, 403. Gallegos, 140. Gambling, 209, 213, 227. Gaucho, the, 67 _et seq._, 324. General Acha, 133. Germans, 23, 361, 364, 367. Glaciers, 153. Gold, 118, 291. Golf, 223. Government, 14, 197, 400. Gran Chaco, 278. Grains, 394. Grapes, 171. Great Britain, war with, 18. Great Southern Railway, 129, 131, 133, 282-4. Ground rats, 152. Guanaco, 144. Guenas, 276. Harvesting, 64. Hayes, President, as arbitrator, 89. Hides, 395. Hippodromo, 210. History, 17-20, 298 _et seq._ Hotels, 226, 409. Hotel Bristol, 226. Holidays, 42. Horcones Valley, 181. Horn, Cape, 153. Horses, 9, 63. Horse racing, 209-216. Hospitals, 42. Ibera, Lake of, 87. Iguassú River, 81, 305; Falls, 81-3. Immigration, 382. Imports, 369. Incas, the, 287, 299. Incas, Bridge of the, 174, 267, 316. Indians, 17, 95-8, 148-151, 155-7, 287-9, 299. Independence, 19, 309. Industry, 35. Ingeniero White, 131. Inquisition, 20. Insects, 91. Instruction, public, 232. Italians, 32, 54, 65, 202, 383, 402. Irrigation, 134, 170. Jesuits, 18, 87, 289. Jews, 394. Jockey Club, 28, 210-2. Journalism, 237, 239. Jujuy, province of, 113-4; city of, 114, 277. Juncal, 181. Lakes, 86. Language, 408. La Guayra, Falls of, 83-4. La Prensa, 362, 363. La Plata, City of, 121-6, 233, 345. La Plata, Rio de, 3, 17, 74 _et seq._, 218, 258. La Pampa, territory of, 132, 282. La Paz, Bolivia, 278. La Quiaca, 277. Las Cuevas, 174, 268. Lavalle, General, 323, 325. League, 9. Lecherias, 46. Libraries, Public, 230. Lima, Peru, 278. Liquor license, 46. Literature, 236-9. Locusts, 56, 102-8, 162. Lopez, the Paraguayan dictator, 336. Los Andes, Chile, 178, 268. Los Andes, territory of, 114. Lottery, National, 46. Madrid, Spain, 10. Magellan, Ferdinand, 17, 138, 151. Magellan, Straits of, 136, 271. Maipu, 129. Martial law, 402. Mar del Plata, 129, 221-9. Marble, 119. Markets, 39. Matto Grosso, Brazil, 88, 108. Mayo, Avenida de, 34; Plaza de, 35. Meat export, 394. Mendoza, Pedro de, 17. Mendoza, city of, 165-173, 267, 358; province of, 119; river of, 174. Mercedes, Villa, 163. Mercaderio Mt., 180, 181. Methodist Episcopal Church, 295. Mihanovitch, Nicolas, 75. Milkman, the, 41. Military service, 251. Minerals, 118-9.