Mountains, snow-capped, 23; possible gold veins in, 23; difficulties of ascent of, 23; precipitous, of Fuegian Islands, 50; covered with forests of beech and magnolias, 50; sea mosses above tree line, 51; eternal snows, 51 Mouse, prey of panther, 195 Mouse-bird (_see_ desert sparrow). Musters, George Chaworth, Commander, 4 N _Naturalist in La Plata_, by Mr. W. H. Hudson, 186 Navarin Island, gold-bearing banks on, 7; rolling hills, meadows and groves on, 51; murder of some of the missionaries on, 86; climate near, 117 Negro, Rio, Spanish colony, 152 (_see_ Carmen de Patagones); parrots found in region of, 213; valley and ranches of, 250, 254, 256 Nehuel-Huapi, Lake, apple orchards on, 164 New Gulf, in Patagonia, Welsh land at, 170; plenty of gypsum at, 172; first view of Patagonian tramp at Madryn on, 251; _Ushuaia_ arrives at, 268; first view of, 268; attractive telegraph operator in, 269 New Island, gold-bearing banks on, 7; extraordinary finds at, 16 _et seq._ New Year's Island, north of Staten Island, 18, 140; gold on, 148, 150 Nomads of Patagonia, the Tehuelches, 151 _et seq._ Nugget weighing 300 grammes found at Las Minas, 6 O _Ocean Queen_, S. S., 82 Ona Indians, of Tierra del Fuego, 59; weapons and implements of, 59, 60; efforts to civilize and teach them sheep raising, 126; flock to ranch, but steal sheep at night, 126; a distinct race, 127; children used as servants in Argentine Government families, 127; cause of name Tierra del Fuego, 128; land tribe, 128; slight mention of, by early explorers, 128; same origin as Tehuelches, 129; fine runners, 129; have no boats, but are found in Patagonia, 129; have no horses, 129; weapons of, 129; language of, harsh, 129, 132; food of, 129; methods of hunting, 129; homes of, 130; no lack of intelligence, 130; migratory habits, 130; beard plucking, 131; personal appearance of, 131; habits of, 131; capacity for food, 131 _et seq._; methods of lighting fires, 132; making of weapons, 132; religious beliefs of, unknown, 132; cruelty of, towards whites, 132; cannibals, 133; medicinal remedy discovered by, 134; glass arrow-heads of, 296; frequent fights with shepherds and gold diggers of Tierra del Fuego, 296 Oomiaks, canoes of Eskimos, 55 Opossum, fossil remains of, 64; thrives in treeless Patagonia, 196; does not lose climbing instinct, 196; family of, transported to a plantation with trees, 196; different species of, 197