Identifier: travelsamongstg00whym (find matches)
Title: Travels amongst the great Andes of the equator
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Whymper, Edward, 1840-1911
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Publisher: New York, Scribner
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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undance near Chuquipoquio ; and several species of Gentiana, of Lupinusand Oerastium, a Valeriana, a Vaccinium and a Ranunculus (R. Peruvianus^Pers.) growing between 12,000 and 14,000 feet. The grasses upon the slopeswere principally Poas, Fescues, and Deyeuxias. When about 13,800 feet high wecaught sight of a large white spot about a mile off, and found it was an isolatedpatch of a splendid grass (Gynerium argenteum, Nees) growing eight to ninefeet high, by the side of a little stream. A few days later we discovered thesame species two thousand feet lower, near Mocha, but these were the onlylocalities where it was noticed. A little below 14,000 feet, on the north-eastside of the mountain, at the foot of some cliffs, facing the north, I was attractedfrom a long distance by the flowers of some Currant bushes (Ribes glandulosum,R. <fc P.). This is the greatest elevation at which an example of that Orderwas obtained in Ecuador. 88 TEA VELS AMONGST THE GREAT ANDES. chap. iv. I 7. jr. .
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ENTRANCE TO THE TAM1 accomplished the job in their own fashion pretty quickly,covering the framework of poles with a superstructure of pon-chos. Louis was hoisted into the saddle with his feet wellbandaged in lint and made up into bundles, and by nine oclockwe were ready to leave. But it was easier to get into the Tambo of Chuquipoquiothan out of it. The bill had to be settled, and it could notbe obtained, and in the meantime the caravan was kept lockedup in the courtyard. When the bill came, its portentous totalmade me examine the items. It commenced by charging foreach individual thing supplied at a meal. Bread was put downjit two shillings for a few slices ; half a pint of milk wasentered at half-a-crown, and coffee at three shillings and two-pence ; and after this the meal was charged for over again,at a price which was quite adequate irrespective of the previous chap. iv. THE ROBBER OF CHUQUIPOQUIO. 89 entries. A number of tilings were put down that had not beensupplied, and the

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