They ascertained, however, that eatable shellfish abounded there, but these could not be of any great advantage to them until some easy means of communication had been established between the two banks of the Mercy, and until the means of transport had been perfected.
Observaron que la costa era abundante en moluscos comestibles, pero no podía ser explorada con fruto, mientras no se estableciese una comunicación entre las dos orillas del río de la Merced y no se perfeccionasen los medios de transporte.