As we rode towards the Vino del Mar, I took a farewell view of Valparaiso, and admired its picturesque appearance.

For geological purposes I made a detour from the high road to the foot of the Bell of Quillota.

We passed through an alluvial district rich in gold, to the neighbourhood of Limache, where we slept.

Washing for gold supports the inhabitants of numerous hovels, scattered along the sides of each little rivulet; but, like all those whose gains are uncertain, they are unthrifty in their habits, and consequently poor.
APRIL 28, 1835.
In the afternoon we arrived at a cottage at the foot of the Bell mountain.

The inhabitants were freeholders, which is not very usual in Chile.