Hummingbirds, 214 I Ibanez (Gregorio), Don, Argentine sailor, wrecked on Cape Virgin, 4; finds gold, 5 Ibises, black-faced, song and dance of, 211 _et seq._ Indians, attack explorers at San Sebastian Bay, 11; trade with, 43; squaw in tailor-made gown, 44; three tribes of, in Cape Horn Archipelago, 74 _et seq._; nomads of Patagonia (_see_ Tehuelche), 151 _et seq._; make use of all parts of guanacos, 190; of Patagonia eat skunks, 198; make pets of skunks, 198; of Cape Horn region eat penguins, 209; vegetable food of, 238 Insects, varieties of, 173, 183 Iron ore found on one island only, 76 J Jones, Mr. Lewis, 169 Jones, Dr. Michael, founder of Welsh colony at Chubut, 169; wishes to perpetuate Welsh language, 181; Spanish the language of the Argentine, 182 Journey, alongshore in Cape Horn region, 15; begun, 260 _et seq._; departure from Buenos Ayres, 261; life on board _Ushuaia_, 261-268; prevailing winds, 268; arrival at New Gulf, 268; attractive telegraph operator, 269; _en route_ for Port Desire, 269; captain's confidence, 270; view of Port Desire disappointing, 270; description of Port Desire, 271; visit to the Sub-Prefect, 273; dinner with a ranchman, 275; arrival at Santa Cruz, 276; town consists of nine buildings, 277; plan of city, 278; arrival at Gallegos, 281; unattractiveness of Gallegos, 283 _et seq._; one clean hotel, 284; introduced to Gov. Mayer, 285; discomforts on the _Ushuaia_, 288-291; interesting curios to be collected, 293-297; return to Buenos Ayres, 299; pleasant memories of, 300; (_see_ also under Staten Island). K Kangaroo, petrified remains of, 64, 157 Kayaks, canoes of Eskimos, 55 Keppel Island, mission station established on, 85; preparatory school of the mission, 87 Kevalinyes, the, of Point Hope, 67 King, Mr., describes magnificent vegetation in land of Yahgans, 49 Knives, weapons of Tehuelches, 164; price of, used by gauchos, 235; useful at meal times, 242; murderous weapons, 248; size of, 275 L Lagoons of Rio Gallegos, 211 Lake Nehuel-Huapi, 164 Land of Yahgans, 49-52 Lapwings, spurwinged, dance quadrilles, 210; description of the dancing, 210 _et seq._ Lassoes, used by Tehuelches and gauchos, 164; description of, horsehair rope, 235 Lava beds at Santa Cruz, 217 Lawrence, Rev. John, Yahgan canoes described by, 55, 78; children of, continue mission work, 104 _et seq._ Le Maire, Straits of, 15; _Ushuaia_ in, 138; strong currents, and tide rips in, 139 Lennox Island, gold-bearing banks on, 7; same formation of bank and beach as at Cape Virgin, 16; harbour, 85 Lezama, Don Gregorio, organizes expedition to gold diggings, 8 Lichens, 45 Lignite, found in Punta Arenas, 42; found in Welsh colony, 178 Lista, Don Ramon, Argentine explorer and writer, 4, 120; collects Tehuelche tales, 159 Literati of Yahgan tribe, 65 Locusts, pests of the desert, 173 Lucia, Stephen, 94 M