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Lassoes, used by Tehuelches and gauchos, 164; description of, horsehair rope, 235 Lava beds at Santa Cruz, 217 Lawrence, Rev. John, Yahgan canoes described by, 55, 78; children of, continue mission work, 104 et seq.

The Yahgan was built for the climate where he was found.

My own experience with Indian canoes includes the kayaks and oomiaks of the Eskimos in Greenland, the dugouts of old Providence Island in the Caribbean Sea, and the bongos of the Bay of Panama, but I am bound to say that the most graceful canoe, as well as the strongest, I ever saw was made by the Yahgan.

The ribs, rails, and beams were lashed in place by sinew, usually guanaco sinew, for that curious animal is found on several islands of the Yahgan region.

Now the Yahgan, as said, found the guanaco in his own proper country as well as when he went visiting the Onas on the borderland, and he must have fully appreciated all that the Onas could do with their bolas and bows.