| CHAPTER I. |
| WHY PATAGONIA?—GOOD-BYE—THE START—DIRTY WEATHER—LISBON—THE ISLAND OF PALMA—PERNAMBUCO | Pages 1-11 |
| CHAPTER II. |
| BAHIA—RIO DE JANEIRO—RIO HARBOUR—THE TOWN—AN UPSET—TIJUCA—A TROPICAL NIGHT—MORE UPSETS—SAFETY AT LAST | 12-25 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| BEAUTIES OF RIO—MONTE VIDEO—STRAITS OF MAGELLAN—TIERRA DEL FUEGO—ARRIVAL AT SANDY POINT—PREPARATIONS FOR THE START—OUR OUTFIT—OUR GUIDES | 26-39 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| THE START FOR CAPE NEGRO—RIDING ALONG THE STRAITS—CAPE NEGRO—THE FIRST NIGHT UNDER CANVAS—UNEXPECTED ARRIVALS—OUR GUESTS—A NOVEL PICNIC—ROUGH RIDING—THERE WAS A SOUND OF REVELRY BY NIGHT | 40-51 |
| CHAPTER V. |
| DEPARTURE OF OUR GUESTS—THE START FOR THE PAMPAS—AN UNTOWARD ACCIDENT—A DAY'S SPORT—UNPLEASANT EFFECTS OF THE WIND—OFF CAPE GREGORIO. | 52-61 |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| VISIT TO THE INDIAN CAMP—A PATAGONIAN—INDIAN CURIOSITY—PHYSIQUE—COSTUME—WOMEN—PROMINENT CHARACTERISTICS—AN INDIAN INCROYABLE—SUPERSTITIOUSNESS | 62-73 |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| THE PRAIRIE FIRE | 74-80 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| UNPLEASANT VISITORS—"SPEED THE PARTING GUEST"—OFF AGAIN—AN OSTRICH EGG—I'ARIA MISLEADS US—STRIKING OIL—PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHASE—WIND AND HAIL—A GUANACO AT LAST—AN EXCITING RUN—THE DEATH—HOME—HUNGRY AS HUNTERS—"FAT-BEHIND-THE-EYE." | 81-99 |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| ELASTIC LEAGUES—THE LAGUNA BLANCA—AN EARTHQUAKE—OSTRICH-HUNTING | 100-115 |
| CHAPTER X. |
| DEPARTURE FROM LAGUNA BLANCA—A WILD-CAT—IBIS SOUP—A FERTILE CAÑADON—INDIAN LAW AND EQUITY—OUR FIRST PUMA—COWARDICE OF THE PUMA—DISCOMFORTS OF A WET NIGHT—A MYSTERIOUS DISH—A GOOD RUN | 116-127 |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| A NUMEROUS GUANACO HERD—A PAMPA HERMIT—I'ARIA AGAIN LOSES THE WAY—CHORLITOS—A NEW EMOTION—A MOON RAINBOW—WEATHER WISDOM—OPTIMIST AND PESSIMIST—WILD FOWL ABUNDANT | 128-137 |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| A MONOTONOUS RIDE—A DREARY LANDSCAPE—SHORT FUEL RATIONS—THE CORDILLERAS—FEATURES OF PATAGONIAN SCENERY—HEAT AND GNATS—A PUMA AGAIN—"THE RAIN IS NEVER WEARY"—DAMPNESS, HUNGER, GLOOM—I'ARIA TO THE RESCUE—HIS INGENUITY | 138-150 |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| A SURPRISE—A STRANGE SCENE—CALIFATÉ BERRIES—GUANACO STALKING—A DILEMMA—MOSQUITOES—A GOOD SHOT—MOSQUITOES | 151-161 |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY—PASSING THE BARRIER—CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLES—FOXES—A GOOD RUN—OUR FOREST SANCTUARY—ROUGHING IT—A BATH—A VARIED MENU | 162-173 |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| EXCURSIONS INTO THE MOUNTAINS—MYSTERIES OF THE CORDILLERAS—WILD HORSE TRACKS—DEER—MAN THE DESTROYER | 174-183 |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| AN ALARM—THE WILD-HORSES—AN EQUINE COMBAT—THE WILD STALLION VICTORIOUS—THE STRUGGLE RENEWED—RETREAT OF THE WILD HORSES | 184-189 |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| EXCURSION TO THE CLEOPATRA NEEDLES—A BOG—A WINDING RIVER—DIFFICULT TRAVELLING—A STRANGE PHENOMENON—A FAIRY HAUNT—WILD HORSES AGAIN—THEIR AGILITY—THE BLUE LAKE—THE CLEOPATRA PEAKS—THE PROMISED LAND |
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