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Ned Chace grew up in New England. In 1897 he signed on as a carpenter aboard a sealing ship bound for sub-Antarctic waters. His voyage ended at the mouth of the Santa Cruz river, where he found work in the newly-developing sheep industry. It was to be more than 30 years before he returned to his homeland.
In 1928, the Barretts met Ned by chance, while on a tour up the east flank of the Cordillera. When he came to visit his sister in Massachusetts the following year, the friendship deepened. Over time, and many conversations, a large stock of anecdotes was collected; this biography is the result.
The people mentioned by Ned and listed here either were British, or had "anglo"-sounding names. The reader should be cautious in interpreting this list: some names have suffered distortion.
Note: Page numbers (below) refer to the book's 1931 edition, avaiable online at Archive.Org.
| last/first name | 1st ref. page# | location | information |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Black Jock" | 321 | n/a | shepherd |
| "Casey" | 45 | Rio Chico | nickname of Irish navvy |
| "Charlie the Welshman" | 133 | Ea. Oronaike | worked with Swino; worked in Reid's boliche; 1922 assisted in rounding up strikers; committed suicide |
| "Gringo Duro" | 114 | "Canal country" [Última Esperanza, Chile] | "mean man" |
| "Jones Grande" | 205 | N of San Julián | Welsh; raised mules |
| "Mackenzie the Liar" | 259 | Río Chico | n/a |
| "Pantalón Blanco" | 106 | San Julián | Englishman; sent by Munro's partner [Blake] to learn sheep business |
| "The Baby" | 162 | n/a | Irish-Argentine; physically strong; carter? |
| Angus | 115 | n/a | friend of Chace |
| Betts, | 18 | Santa Cruz | Falklander; one of very large family |
| Blake, [Robert] | 60 | San Julián | [English]; to Falklands; partner of Munro at San Julián |
| Braxton, Toby | 178 | Lago San Martín | English; ran small ranch on Río Obstáculo (Chile) |
| Bricktop?, | 128 | Ea. Mata Grande / Ea. Oronaike | Liverpool stowaway |
| Buckham, Jimmie [Button, Arthur?] | 266 | Puerto Conde [Puerto Cóndor, Última Esperanza] | traded with Canal Indians by boat |
| Cameron, | 54 | n/a | Scot; one of the last to drive sheep from north |
| Carpenter, | 157 | [Ea. La Maipú] | partner of Giles; sold out to Explotadora in Chile |
| Carr, | 149 | Ea. Gap | English; young; working for Braun |
| Clark, | 29 | Río Santa Cruz | North American (Salem); former ship's mate; early trader; 1869 met Musters, when agent for Piedrabuena |
| Cooper, | 119 | n/a | English; ex-butler; cook |
| Downer, Bill | 206 | Río Shehuen | Newfoundlander; member of "Fufu" gang |
| Dunham, | 211 | San Julián | accompanied Hope from North |
| Ford, William ["Old Forde"] | 191 | Lago San Martín | Welsh; enlisted in US Navy; sold out to Explotadora in Chile; member of "Fufu" gang; ran sheep on Isla Doble |
| Frazer, Jack | 139 | Ea. La Colmena | son of John Frazer |
| Frazer, John | 48 | San Julián | Scot; to Falklands; teacher; ran sheep; bought out Hope; sheep in Gran Bajo |
| Frazier [Frazer?], Sandy | 149 | San Julián | piper |
| Giles, [Alfred] | 157 | Ea. La Maipú | English; partner of Carpenter; rancher; sold out to Explotadora in Chile |
| Glock [Gloak, William] | 52 | San Julián | Scot; ex ship's mate |
| Greely, | 268 | Última Esperanza | Irish-American; fencer |
| Hazleup, Sam | 81 | Tierra del Fuego | killed Ona natives |
| Hilliard, Billy | 119 | Río Gallegos | English; former Thames barge-boy |
| Hope, [William] | 54 | San Julián | Scot; drove sheep overland from Chubut; built primitive house (La Colmena); bonesetter; sold out to Frazier |
| Jimmison [Jamieson, Henry] | 54 | n/a | [Scottish parents, born Australia]; drove sheep from north in early days; continued to the Coyle |
| Jones, | 100 | San Julián | n/a |
| Kyle, | 48 | San Julián | Scot; to Falklands; carpenter; ran sheep |
| Lewis, Frank | 250 | Río Gallegos | n/a |
| Lewis, Mrs. | 207 | Río Chico | kept house for her son |
| MacDonald, Angus | 264 | Última Esperanza | Falklander |
| Mackaye [Mackay], | 54 | n/a | Scot; drove sheep from north in early days; continued beyond the Coyle |
| MacLean, Johnny | 243 | Ea. Monte León | nearby shepherd |
| McGeorge, | 54 | n/a | Scot; drove sheep from north in early days; continued beyond the Coyle |
| McIntosh, | 54 | n/a | Scot; one of the last to drive sheep from north brought mares and a stud); "old" |
| McIvor, | 152 | Ea. Gap | Scot |
| McKenzie, | 208 | n/a | pipe-major |
| McLeod, | 203 | Lago Argentino | n/a |
| Miller, Monty | 59 | Cañadón Seco / Ea. Mulakaike | shepherd; from England to Falklands; worked there for Blake; employed by Heysen |
| Monroe [Munro, Donald] | 49 | San Julián | from Scotland to Falklands; ran many sheep; partner of Blake; ran a well-stocked store |
| Nicholson, Malcolm | 267 | Última Esperanza | hired Chace for fencing |
| O'Keefe, Jack | 209 | Ea. Monte León | member of "Fufu" gang |
| Patterson, Bob | 108 | Ea. Mata Grande | ran sheep |
| Pedraluca [Pitaluga], Dick | 14 | n/a | Falklander; father a gaucho from Uruguay; "el gaucho de los gauchos" |
| Perkins, [Emma] | 111 | San Julián | cook for Munro; wife of William Perkins; accompanied by family |
| Perkins, [William] | 113 | San Julián | |
| Pike, | 259 | Puesto Tres Hermanos | English; shepherd |
| Poole, [Captain] | 19 | n/a | "seal pirate": poacher and smuggler |
| Radboon [Radburne], Jimmy | 93 | Lago San Martín | [English]; raised family by a Tehuelche woman |
| Reed, [Reid, William] | 57 | San Julián | owner of boliche; (later) sold out to Munro |
| Richmond, Pedro | 28 | Pescadores | ran sheep; son of Englishman; spoke no English |
| Riddle, | 302 | Ea. Anita | manager; married |
| Ross, | 246 | Ea. Monte León | hunted ostriches for feathers; excellent shot |
| Ross, | 313 | Laguna Blanca | manager |
| Rudd, Bill ["Big Bill"] | 334 | n/a | n/a |
| Ryan, | 55 | n/a | Irish; drove large flock of sheep from Straits of Magellan via Río Santa Cruz to Aisén |
| Salters, Bill [William] | 98 | Río Chico | Irish (Belfast); cook |
| Simmons, Bill | 230 | Ea. Monte León | English |
| Sloper, Jack | 229 | Ea. Monte León | English; shepherd |
| Stewart [Stuart?], Johnny | 229 | Ea. Monte León | shepherd |
| Stewart, Billy | 195 | n/a | n/a |
| Sutherland, Bob | 219 | Río Shehuen | drove sheep |
| Swankey, | 54 | n/a | Scot; drove sheep from north in early days; continued beyond the Coyle |
| Swino [Swinhoe?], | 108 | Ea. Oronaike | ran sheep |
| Tom [Thom] and Cameron | 21 | Pescadores | owners of ship "Crossowen"; built liquor warehouse up River Santa Cruz |
| Wallace, | 48 | Ea. Gap | Falklander; ran sheep |
| Wallace, "Fatty" | 43 | Lago Tar | n/a |
| Williams, "Rocky" | 161 | n/a | small flock of sheep; preference for black wool; married Indian woman |
| Williams, Charley | 311 | between Río Chico and Lago San Martín | English; farm manager |
| Williams, Juan | 22 | Santa Cruz | judge; spoke no English |
| Wilson, Charles | 206 | Río Shehuen | Scot; ran boliche at Paso; member of "Fufu" gang |
| Withers, | 113 | San Julián | English; sometime tea taster; brought from Buenos Aires; Munro's storekeeper and bookkeeper |