THE SERVANT PROBLEM IN ARGENTINA 91 POLICE OF A BYGONE DAY 97 A VISIT TO THE NORTHERN CHACO 107 WORK IN THE WOODS 119 CACHAPÉS, AND OTHER THINGS 125 MY FRIEND THE AXEMAN 131 DUST AND OTHER STORMS 141 LOCUSTS 147 CONSCRIPT LIFE IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC 155 ACROSS THE BOLIVIAN ANDES IN 1901 161 PROGRESS OF THE PORT OF BUENOS AIRES 185 JUST MY LUCK! 193 "THE TACURU" 199 LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS. FACING PAGE CATTLE TRAIN ON CENTRAL ARGENTINE RAILWAY, BRINGING CATTLE TO BARRANCOSA 39 LOADING WHEAT AT ROSARIO FROM THE "BARRANCA" 40 SAN CRISTOBAL ESTANCIA HOUSE 41 WATERING-PLACE AT BARRANCOSA 42 WOOD ON THE COMPANY'S OWN LINE READY FOR LOADING 43 LOADING TIMBER AT WAYSIDE STATION 44 WHEAT READY FOR LOADING AT STATION ON CENTRAL ARGENTINE RAILWAY 48 THE MAKER OF LAND VALUES 50 TENNIS PARTY AT VERA 73 CARNIVAL AT VERA 77 "A DAY OF REAL ENJOYMENT" 90 SQUARE QUEBRACHO LOGS WORKED BY THE AXEMAN, SHOWING RESIN OOZING THEREFROM 134 LOADING WHEAT AT THE PORT OF BUENOS AIRES 187 HORSES AWAITING INSPECTION 209 STACKING ALFALFA 210 ALFALFA ELEVATOR AT WORK 211 THE GREEN FIELDS OF ALFALFA 212 HERD OF CATTLE 215 EXPANSE OF ALFALFA 221 DISC-PLOUGH AT WORK 222 ROADMAKER AND RAILROAD BUILDER 223 PLOUGHING VIRGIN CAMP 226 HART-PARR ENGINE, DRAWING ROADMAKER 228 CATTLE LEAVING DIP 233 CROSSING THE SALADO 240 THE EFFECT OF A LONG DROUGHT 241 REFINED CAMPS 242 "RICH BLACK ALLUVIAL SOIL" 251 WATER KNEE-DEEP 265 QUEBRACHO COLORADO TREE 266 SLEEPERS AWAITING TRANSPORT AT VERA 267 TANNIN EXTRACT FACTORY 268 SOME OF THE HORSES 271