The horses were tired out and dying for water , and though their riders had stinted themselves for their sakes , still their ration was very insufficient . The drought was constantly increasing , and the heat none the less for the wind being north , this wind being the simoom of the Pampas .
Лошади устали и умирали от воды, и хотя их всадники скупились ради них, но их пайка было очень мало. Засуха постоянно усиливалась, а жара тем не менее дула с севера, а это был самум пампасов.
