Barrancas, vertical earth banks, 21; perpendicular alluvial banks, 295 Bars, number of licensed, in Punta Arenas, 40 Beagle Channel, _Ushuaia_ in, 15; ranch of Mr. Bridges on, 62; milder climate of, 117; charming scenery, 117; profits of ranching on, 119, 122; market for products, 120, 138 Beech, Antarctic, trees of Fuegian Islands, 50 Beer made at Quilmes, 244 Bell snake, gaucho term for rattlesnake, 246 Benfield, Mr. Theo., story of wonderful find by, 21 _et seq._ Berberis, berry of thorn bush, 76; medicinal decoction of, 134 Big Feet, name given to Tehuelches, 173 Birds, of Patagonia, 201-214; interesting to sportsmen, 206; interesting to naturalists, 208; in North Patagonia migrate farther south, 210; thirteen Arctic varieties of, migrate to Patagonia, 210; and insects, 173 Bolas, weapons used by Ona Indians, 59; "the lost," used by Tehuelche Indians, 164; used in hunting panthers, 194; how to make them, 235; how to use them, 235; effective weapons, 235 Bongos, canoes of Bay of Panama, 55 Bougainville, M., 150; French explorer, 260 Bows and arrows, weapons of Onas, 129, 296; weapons of Tehuelches, 164, 296 Brecknock Pass, 15 Bridges, Rev. Thomas, describes Yahgan canoes, 55; compiles grammar of Yahgan language, 62; descriptions of Yahgan character, 66; descriptions of Yahgan cooking, 76; first arrival at Keppel Island, 85; learns Yahgan language, 87; becomes a missionary, 90; labors among Yahgans, 91; reports condition of Ushuaia, 93 _et seq._; method of solving Hidugalahgoon's matrimonial troubles, 94; picture of life at the station, 97; turns ranchman, 118; home of, on Beagle Channel, 118; family of, 119; profits of ranching, 119; how ranch was obtained, 120; extract of lecture in Buenos Ayres, 121; charges against, 122; land of, belonged to Yahgans, 124; safe journey of, through Ona country, 133 Buenos Ayres, excitement in, over gold discoveries, 8; Mr. Bridges lectures in, 120; Mentions of, "the Athens of South America," 248, 252; _Ushuaia_ starts from, 261; hard biscuit of, 275; _Ushuaia_ returns to, 299 Bunch Grass, 178; seed, 157; eaten by Indians and gauchos, 238 Burleigh, Rev. Mr., at mission station, Tekenika Bay, 104 Button, Jemmy, a Yahgan, taken to England by Darwin, 62; goes to Keppel Island, 85; conduct towards his fellows, 99 C Cabbages, size of, at Ushuaia, 115; grown at Punta Arenas, 289 Cape Horn (_see_ Horn). Cape Virgin (_see_ Virgin). Canoes of Yahgans, 54-57 Caramba, use of the word, 231 Caranchos, species of vulture, 162; abundant, 212; aid panther hunters, 213 Carmen de Patagones, Spanish colony on Rio Negro, 152; paid tribute to natives, 152 Cattle and sheep raising conducive to over-hospitality, 254 _et seq._ Celery, wild, found in Fuego, a delicate vegetable, 49 Centenera, Del Barco, Spanish writer, 192 Channels, labyrinthian, of Cape Horn, 25