Note 41 — ON STEPPES AND DESERTS.
Henry G. (Henry George) Bohn translation
p. 17.—“To the mountainous plain of Antisana.”
The great mountain plateau which surrounds the volcano of Antisana is 13,473 feet above the level of the sea. The pressure of the atmosphere is so inconsiderable at this height, that blood will flow from the nostrils and mouth of the wild bull when hunted with dogs.