These bridges are very poor affairs. The road, following the curvature of the suspending ropes, is made of bundles of sticks placed close together. It was full of holes, and oscillated rather fearfully, even with the weight of a man leading his horse. In the evening we reached a comfortable farmhouse, where there were several very pretty senoritas. They were much horrified at my having entered one of their churches out of mere curiosity. The suspension bridges, in the less frequented parts, are generally taken down during the winter when the rivers are low. Such was the case in this valley, and we were therefore obliged to cross the stream on horseback. We reached the baths in the evening, and stayed there five days, being confined the two last by heavy rain. The buildings consist of a square of miserable little hovels, each with a single table and bench. It is a quiet, solitary spot, with a good deal of wild beauty. A considerable quantity of gas is continually escaping from the same orifices with the water. After the great earthquake of 1822 the springs ceased, and the water did not return for nearly a year. The man who had charge of the baths assured me that in summer the water is hotter and more plentiful than in winter. I scrambled up a peaked mountain, probably more than six thousand feet high. Here, as indeed everywhere else, scenes of the highest interest presented themselves. Pincheira was a capital horseman, and he made all around him equally good, for he invariably shot any one who hesitated to follow him. The next morning we rode to the mines, which are situated at the distance of some leagues, near the summit of a lofty hill. Their form is generally circular, and their thickness from four to six feet, of which the greater part is immersed in the water. As the wind blows, they pass from one side of the lake to the other, and often carry cattle and horses as passengers.