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sweeps every thing along its course, and one
can scarcely get to its waters with any Safe
ty, till it enters the Mendoza plains thirteen
miles below.


In passing the first ladera, we were great
ly alarmed for short time, by circum-
stance which grew out of carelessness.-
Not sending one forward on foot, as we
ought, to see if the way was clear, six of us
advanced SO far, that we could not return,
when we saw, entering the west end of the
ladera, drove of mules, which must soon
meet US. What was to be done For eli
ther party to return, was impossible; to pass
each other no less so. would almost have
sacrificed limb to have been free from the
danger which threatened. As good Provi-
dence ordained it, however, our guide recol-
lectetl that, in the centre of the ladera, then
out of sight, there was a small ravine. or
break in the mountain, where brook de-
scendetl, and where, if we could reach be-
fore the other loose mules met US, we could
probably halt in safety. We reached the
wished-for spot, and crowded our six mules
into a small excavation, which a cascade.
when the brook was high, had made, and
here waited till 800 mules and four men had
passed We then came out of our den,
passed the other part of the ladera, and SO
reached in safety, another wide and good
road.


Just before night we passed the second
ladera, called, Laderas de Ia .racas, the
worst Of them all, but which, with caution,
we passed in perfect safety,-Over this,
ventured to walk and let the mule follow,
but would not again. Ones head is liable
to swim, and then his feet to stumble,
whereas mules head, in such places, is al
WAYS clear, and his feet secure.


The sagacity Of this animal in travelling
over those rough and dangerous roads is tru-
ly remarkable. When he steps on a stone
which rolls or finds his feet likely to give
way, instead of springing to recover himself.
like the horse, he lifts his feet, and places
them again, with increased slowness and eau
tiun, until the danger is passed. When car
ryng baggage, he soon learns to keep at such
distance from loaded mules and other objects
which he may meet, as that his cargo sell
dom strikes any thing around him. In cross
ing these narrow laderas, | observed that
the older baggage mules, to avoid contact
with the mountains above, would walk all
most to the extreme lower edge of the path.
| This caution of course arises not from any
design to preserve the load in charge, but
to save themselves from the severe jar,
which every such contact gives them.
In the worst and most dangerous places
they are perfectly composed, and, if let a.
lone and suffered to pick their own way,
will carry you through them in safety, but,
as the peones say, "it is dangerous to force
one o. those animals, where he, on mature
delioeration, thinks it not best to CO."