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Up the Amazon and Madeira rivers, through Bolivia and Peru — John Shaqi

Up the Amazon and Madeira rivers, through Bolivia and PeruMathews, Edward D. (Edward Davis)

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Up the Amazon and Madeira rivers, through Bolivia and Peru

Name: Up the Amazon and Madeira rivers, through Bolivia and Peru
Author: Mathews, Edward D. (Edward Davis)

Mathews, Edward D. (Edward Davis)

Amazon River; Bolivia -- Description and travel; Madeira River (Brazil and Bolivia); Mamoré River (Bolivia and Brazil); Tacna (Peru : Department) -- Description and travel

Brazilian coast—True and false Salinas—Dangers of the mouth of
  the Amazon—Pará—Steamers on the Amazon—Amazon Steam Shipping
  Company, Limited—Vicinity of Pará—European residents—Climate           1

                               CHAPTER II.

  Bay of Marajo—Lighthouses—Rule of the road for
  steamers—Vegetation on the Amazon—Rubber trees—Boa
  Vista—Corralinha—Breves—Parainha—Gurupá—Mont
  Alegre—Cattle-feeding grounds—River Tapajoz—Santarem—American
  settlers—Obidos—Manufacture of charqui—Villa
  Bella—Serpa—Navigation of the Amazon                                   7

                              CHAPTER III.

  Manáos—Trade direct with Europe—Obelisk commemorating opening
  of the river Amazon to all flags—Climate of Manáos—Absence
  of mosquitoes—River Madeira—Rubber-collecting preferred
  to agriculture—Mode of collection and preparation of the
  rubber—Guaraná                                                        12

                               CHAPTER IV.

  Borba—Tobacco—Island of Araras—Piedras de
  Uruás—Cachoerina—Exaltacion—Manicoré—Mundurucu
  Indians—Marmélos—Bayetas—Juma—Mission of San Pedro—Crato—Old
  penal settlement—Umaitá—Parententin Indians—Missionary efforts
  unable to reclaim these savages—Praia of Tamandoa—Turtles—San
  Antonio                                                               18

                               CHAPTER V.

  Madeira and Mamoré Railway—Ocean steamers can ascend to the
  first rapid—Brazilian outposts—Difference between high and low
  water below the rapid—Rainfall—Temperature—Scenery—Marks on
  rocks—Glossy black deposit on rocks—Trees of the forest—Brazil
  nuts—Alligators—Peixebois, pirahybas, pirarucus, and other
  fish—Tapirs, how shot—Onças, and other animals—Birds, wild
  turkeys, ducks, etc.—Insects, mosquitoes, ants, etc.—Snakes,
  etc., etc.                                                            23

                               CHAPTER VI.

  Rapids of the Madeira River—Journey undertaken—Canoes, Indians,
  and other requirements for the journey described—Articles good
  for trading with savages—Provisions, etc.                             32

                              CHAPTER VII.

  A start made—Canoe heavily laden—San Antonio rapid passed—Slow
  progress made—Method of passing over strong currents—The current
  of Macacos—The Bay of Theotonio—Canoe nearly swamped in same—The
  Falls of Theotonio—Fish at foot of falls—Franciscan mission to
  the Pamas—The portage of Theotonio                                    39

                              CHAPTER VIII.

  Currents above Theotonio—Loss of a small canoe—Theft of rum at
  night by one of the Bolivian boatmen—The rapid of Morinhos—Crew
  turn out to be very weak and slow—Plan for securing a good
  crew—The river Yaci-Paraná—Morning fogs—Igarapé of the Caripuna
  savages—Capitan Cinco’s Island—Buena Esperanza—Rations given to
  the boatmen                                                           45

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