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...severe squalls, or from gales which blow heavily, though they do not last many hours. The entrance to Stanley Harbor is less than 200 yards wide. The U. S. is represented by a Consul and Vice Consul, what is very scarce. Very fine mutton and beef costs 8 cents a pound. Vegetables are scarce. The harbor is excellent. 

There is monthly communications by the steamer of the Kosmo Co. between Stanley and England. The place is full of kelp, and on entering great care should be exercised. 

The steamers call at Stanley on their way to Callas six times a year, and on their return voyages six times a year. Communication between the islands is kept up by two small steamers – Crime is unknown. Horses or cattle caught grazing on the highways are caught and sent to a pound, just as they do dogs in the U.S.