feeling out of a mania of destruction, for the stem, although 6 to 8 or even more inches in diameter freed of its long sharp pointed reed-like evergreen leaves, still is so spongy and sappy that it absolutely cannot be used for fuel. Also the other kinds of cactus, which with wide, thorny leaves, of which one leaf sets upon another and at the same time grows out of it, which in the homeland is very often grown in flower pots, is everywhere at hand here in signiñcant size, so that its wide, long and 1 inch thick thorny leaves often blocks the way of the traveler and makes it necessary for him to take out another path in order not to be stuck by the thorns. Besides the ground is covered with innumerable flowers of all kinds, of very special beauty among which is found the one called "proud Henry” in the old homeland, moreover one finds flowers in the open here, such as are grown in the old homeland in gardens only with the greatest care. The blackberry vines with the large blossoms are found most frequently, which cover the ground everywhere and begin to bloom at the beginning of the month of March.-Songbirds, such as larks, nightingales, and other living species in Europe are not found here; neither does one hear the cries of any cuckoos; on the other hand, there is an innumerable host of all kinds of beautiful wild ducks, which in beauty far surpass the tame ones in Europe; wild geese of gray and snow white color; pelicans or large birds similar to geese with a somewhat long stork-like beak under which hangs a long wide crop to store the looked for food, likewise, colored and white and many other birds of different, outstanding, beautiful colors, but none of which sing, do not enhance the magnificent. nature through singing, and do not gladden hearts of people. The region is, on the whole, notwithstanding that it has only poor infertile soil on the coast, beautiful and pleasant, anyway.- But the region where our colony will be established has a far more beautiful and fertile ground, the most beautiful woodlands, which contain the most useful and serviceable wood and countless nut trees,