Cheenah, Indian squaw, 147 _et seq._ Chico River, 280 Chili, takes possession of Port Famine and the Straits of Magallanes, 27; renames Port Famine, 28; depressed condition of currency of, 221; justice to be had in, 282 Chiloe, island of, 4 Chisels, wooden, 59 (_see_ Yahgans). Chubut, Welsh colony settled at, 168; hardships of colony at, 171 _et seq._; foes of the desert, 173; area and population of, 177; railroad constructed from, to New Gulf, 179, 269; Welsh colony of, 252; tramp element in Welsh colony of, 256 Chubut River, 33, 168, 173 Chwaites, II. V., Captain of the _Ushuaia_, 263, 285; a fine sportsman, 288; hunting guanacos with bolas, 288 Clark, Mr. William, ranchman at Gallegos, 225, 256 _et seq._ Climate of Cape Horn region, 23; of Punta Arenas, 46, 91; of land of Yahgans, 49, 53; 12 deg. below zero the coldest, 52; of Gallegos, peculiarity of, 286 Coan, Rev. Mr. Titus, theological student, 154; sent to Patagonia, 154; experiences in, 154; author of _Adventures in Patagonia_, 154; found runaway sailors among Tehuelches, 258 Cockburn Channel, 15, 47; scenery of, 298 Colonia de Magallanes, La, or Port Famine, 27; nicknamed Sandy Point, 28 _et seq._; penal colony established at, 28; prison burned, 33 Colony, Welsh (_see_ under Welsh). Condors, size of, 212; aids to panther hunters, 213 Cook, Captain, describes land of the Yahgans, 49; wild celery, 49; sailors of, find albatross good eating, 209; early navigator, 260 Coots found on Chubut River, 173 Cordilleras, wild cattle hunting in, 31; snow-capped peaks of, 34, 224; Gallegos River rises in, 282 Cormorants found in Patagonia, 208 Coypu, hunted for fur, good eating, 197; aquatic 'possum, or species of beaver, 197; peculiar formation of, 197 Cripple Creek, 140 Cruz, Santa, River (_see_ under Santa). Cuerpo de Bomberos, gambling club in Punta Arenas, 44 Curios to be found in Patagonia, 43, 293-297 Currency of Argentina and Chili, depressed condition of, 221; value of gold and paper, 222 D Darwin, Sound, 15; Mt., peak of coast range on Tierra del Fuego, 47 Darwin, Charles, the naturalist, describes Yahgans, 62; takes Jemmy Button to England, 62; explores Santa Cruz River, 169; opinion of Patagonia, 183; misstatements concerning guanacos, 185; mentions black-faced Ibises, 211 Dandelions thrive in the desert, 157 Deer, found in forests of Andes, 198; destroy desert snakes, 198 Denominational churches in Welsh colony, 177 Deserts of Patagonia, 157; inhospitable region, 157; springs far apart, 157; well adapted to guanacos and ostriches, 157; foes of the, 173; bushes of the, 183, 232; snakes of, destroyed by deer, 198; similar to desert regions of United States, 199; armadilloes thrive in, 199; animals of, able to live without water, 200; ostrich hunting in, 204 _et seq._; silence of the, 212, 232; fascination of, 227, 232; sparrow of the, 232