At this point the Amazonian meets the Peruvian steamer, and they exchange cargoes. Formerly the Brazilian company of Amazonian steamers extended its line of travel to Laguna, at the mouth of the Huallaga. Now this part of the journey has passed into the hands of a Peruvian company, whose steamers run up to Urimaguas on the Huallaga. They are, however, by no means so comfortable as the Brazilian steamers, having little or no accommodation for passengers. The upper Marañon is navigable for large steamers as far as Jaen, as are also its tributaries, the Huallaga and Ucayali on the south, the Moronha, Pastazza, and Napo on the north, to a great distance above their junction with the main stream. There is reason to believe that all these larger affluents of the Amazons will before long have their regular lines of steamers like the great river itself. The opening of the Amazons, no doubt, will hasten this result.—L. A. Footnote 67: These gentlemen descended the river with us as far as Teffé, and we afterwards heard of their safe arrival in Madrid. They had, however, suffered much in health, and Mr. Isern died soon after his return to his native land. CHAPTER VII. LIFE IN TEFFÉ. ASPECT OF TEFFÉ.—SITUATION.—DESCRIPTION OF HOUSES.—FISHING EXCURSION.—ASTONISHING VARIETY OF FISHES.—ACARA.—SCARCITY OF LABORERS.—OUR INDOORS MAN.—BRUNO.—ALEXANDRINA.—PLEASANT WALKS.—MANDIOCA-SHED IN THE FOREST.—INDIAN ENCAMPMENT ON THE BEACH.—EXCURSION TO FISHING LODGE ON THE SOLIMOENS.—AMAZONIAN BEACHES.—BREEDING-PLACES OF TURTLES, FISHES, ETC.—ADROITNESS OF INDIANS IN FINDING THEM.—DESCRIPTION OF A “SITIO.”—INDIAN CLAY-EATERS.—CUIEIRA-TREE.—FISH HUNT.—FOREST LAKE.—WATER BIRDS.—SUCCESS IN COLLECTING.—EVENING SCENE IN SITIO.—ALEXANDRINA AS “AIDE SCIENTIFIQUE.”—FISH ANECDOTE.—RELATIONS BETWEEN FISHES AS SHOWN BY THEIR EMBRYOLOGY.—NOTE UPON THE MARINE CHARACTER OF THE AMAZONIAN FAUNÆ.—ACARA.—NEWS FROM THE PARTIES IN THE INTERIOR.—RETURN OF PARTY FROM THE IÇA.—PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE.—NOTE ON GENERAL RESULT OF SCIENTIFIC WORK IN TEFFÉ.—WAITING FOR THE STEAMER.—SKETCH OF ALEXANDRINA.—MOCUIM.—THUNDER-STORM.—REPIQUETE.—GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.