Mr. Aubone belongs to the worthy genus of those useful and progressive individuals who, in the order of societies and peoples, with their beneficent and fecund cooperation, their plausible initiative and practical good sense, play an important part in the distribution of their activities, their potentialities, by contributing efficiently and powerfully to their welfare and development.

Mr. Aubone, after filling a post in the Ministry of the Interior, went to Santa Cruz in 1886, in the capacity of Accountant of the Territory. After holding the ad interim governorship, on account of the actual governor's absence, he handed it over in 1887 to the newly appointed governor, Don Ramón Lista. During a brief period he had occasion to trace the beginning of the town of Santa Cruz in the glen of "Quemado". The seat of governorship at that time was at a place named "Misioneros".

Mr. Aubone says that the settlers in the zone of Santa Cruz at that time, were the following: Pedro Doufour, on Pavón Island; José Manzano, at Pescadores; Marcelino Tourville, near the former; Gregorio Ibañez, to the North of Santa Cruz river; Cipriano García at "Las Salinas"; Luis Piedrabuena, Pedro Sambeliche, at Misioneros; Silvestre Alquinta at Glen Alquinta, and Manuel Coronel at Monte León.

It was a hard life, and usually even the indispensable was lacking, for the communication with Buenos Aires could not be more precarious. Some times, six months or more elapsed without the arrival of a ship.

Meat for consumption, often guanacos or ostrich meat, was supplied by Manuel Coronel, but it frequently happened that the governor's employees had to go out hunting to provide themselves with eatables.

Mr. Aubone says that the first leases of lands made in the territory were in favour of Stanley Wood, Lord Dudley, Victoriano Rivera, José and Pedro Montes, and William Clark.

In 1892, the subject of our sketch went to Río Gallegos as secretary to the Government, remaining on the spot until 1897, when he handed over the governorship which he held protem, on account of the death of Mr. Edelmiro Mayer, its holder, to Mr. Matías Mackinlay Zapiola.

During this period, the plan of the town of Gallegos was drawn up, and its working served as the basis for the final delineation subsequently carried out by Engineer Cáceres.

In 1895, he formed a rural establishment on the river Coyle, of six leagues, which he had purchased from Mr. Luis Linck, legatee of Grünbein's rights, and he later added to them, six leagues more which he solicited from the National Government on lease. This establishment, some years atterwards, became the property of the Limited Cattle-Breeding Co. "Las Vegas" of which Mr. Aubone is the President today.