The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-01

journey tnrouRn the gramaiOte, or nOaung grass
they came mp to the encampment, which had been
erected In the desolate palm swamp referred TO,
where the work OF surveying was to commence.
SATISFIED as TO the comfort OF the explorers, and
that the preliminary arrangements had been tho
roughly completed. Commander Lull returned TO the
Guard. The pan OF o. Grafton was now as
perfect as possible, ana nothing renamed but TO
WORK vigorously towards the accomplishment OF the
oUcct IN view. fortnight mad elapsed since the
hist party had Quilted tie sup for the iocanty
tonsd, ana 1eenlng 1t advisable 10 send on prov
sioas and Otherwise facilitate the exploration, CJr1-
lnander Luli. under wno-e inaomiiaDie SUPERVISION
the arrangements were icing earned out on tue At
lantic sue, issued orders toe departure OF another
parry. had heard much about the curious features
OF That portion oi the couliry 10 which tney were
processing and therefore resolved 10 see Tor myself
come what might Al early dawn the ltue steam
TOW TIC canoe which contained the provisions, We
cleared Tor the CAM Coluito Ihe party consisted
made the reconnaissance OF the iarancnta river,
and Dr. Aaack, the geologisL Lieutenant
Hubtard, Pay4nas Barton and Fist Assistant n-
gineer Potts, OF the Nipsc, accompanied US as Tar
u la Iona de Cacarlca. Passing quickly through
The narrow Cano .oqulto whose muddy banks
we're gradually rising, We entered the BarDacOas,
broad and beautl I'll river, running about three
Knots an noun. The heat, though not oppressive.
was gradually increasing SO that tie little awning
On the steam launch proved quite servicebe. For
miles on either size the marsh EXTENDED, though
the view WAS occasionally obscured BY tniCK
growth Of stunned palm trees. Here aud there
could at times Dc seen other SPECIES OF umoer.
around whioa entwined themselves the most
curious anu fantastic forms OF the parasite. Indeed.
the Parasitic specimens are the most wonderful l
have ever seen. They embrace win iatal iondness
the most beautiful trees, which wlther ana fan
To the ground. But such Wholesale destruc-
non OF line timoer Is IN keeplng with
the appearance III The place all oasis OF rank and
sicSly vegetation. on the taller trees huge black
monAeys uispotted themselves In all their ugliess
AMI surveyed with characteristic GOODNESS the party
IN the seam launch. AS acrobats the MONKEYS
were decidedly successful ana entertained US with
series OF feats that elected general surprise and
admirauol. 1hey were not numerous III the
Baroacoas as along tue Atrato which opens
10 the ON The right order to AVOID The
current the sLesin launch sped on in excellent STYLE
Inc silence Of Of Tue locally beng frequently broken
there was large nunser. FlocKs VI wild turkeys
repeatedly lew over the river and presented
iosiers' stiil Trssentls dresaiS l sound
fen upon the ear. At first It Was almost
seemed like the roar OF breakers beating high upon
the rocks; then again like tue grunting Of y thou
sand iniurlated hogs II had deep, cultural, dis
asreeaJie toue, and grated most harshly upon the
aIr!cular faculties VI the party. occasionally 1t
gathering strength, would swell out with Oh ITS nor
riDle force. Seated upon the branches holding rs II
were friendly convention were not less than thirty
| huge monkeys, as ugly as they were camorOuS.
~ way OF treating them to sensation Paymaster
barton brought one OF them down with carblno.
Phew terrible Is were The grOwls only minute
ago, the uneartnly yell set up At the sudden fail OF
the departed monkey was almost sufficient TO
jumped nlo the canoe, anu after I0ling short way
! through the swamp returned triumpnantly
cooked for ths dnne seS We
! up The river game became more abunaaut
t anu several pump .aaneys narpea nelr wings ,or
o. the great mountain range was more distinct
Looking back from the stern OF the launch they
seemed Truly beautiful. one group resembling not q
nle the famous hills OF tue Kline. There had been
many windlngs IN the Atrat0 and 1t was not until
the little craft had larry entered the Cacarlca that
tine beauty of the undulating mountains could be
properly seen and appreciated. AT i've O'Clock the
launch came TO ancnor. The guides left IN the
with their MONKEY for the rancho on the al
acenl lite hlll. THIS Is the place where the nav-
CATION Tor the steam launch comes TO an end, owing
TO the quantity OF floating grass which completely
| blocks the passage. Inc only means OF pushing
| which were made expressly for this expedition.
TIE TRIALS OF NIGHT.
They came-we had expected then-not In tens OF
| times teD-the mosquitoes, hungry and ravcn0us;
MOI inenacants, but DULLES tnat wouldn't be put
4 and disappeared and pitch was no qualifying al
jective Tor the darkness that ensued. IL was a
night OF torture Ill the fullest sensetorture OF the
mud appiehendlng paiu-torture OF the body feel
ing It, Anchored c.ose 10 the swamp, they had 1ull
river, BLACK as midnight. flowed down at It's ease.
The silence was awful, and save for the occasional
scrcech Of an owl on a tree hard by, and VINO must
have gone there Tor the express purpose VI watch
ing anu chuckling over our sunerlngs, Tor he re-
NAMED there all nght-save for mis- unwelcome cry
OF delight, me shrek OF parrot or the plungn9 OF
IL may lie mentioned that the entire party
was conhnei IN the stern OF the launch
While the men slept forward, or rather tried to 40
came; but masticalon or snytnng else that might
contribute TO the comfort or the inner outer man
wa, entirely out Of the question The lighted candles
had acted ike lucky beacons TO the v0raciOus YAM
pyres. open your mouth and scores charged IN
Win the food.drlnK and myrlads congregated for
rush. Most Oh the dinner was put away untOuched:
none OF IL WAS eaten with a relish Armed with o
towel all hands fought Vigorously for o while, and.
bay. Nil and crush o thousand OF them, natten
them on the seat natten them on your face and
tue ground make ali Sorts Of wild and fantastic
ges.ures-lhey cared not Thousands were
to supply ns Of e s dsad with
attack and made the victim vince with
pam. The combat went on for hours. There was
| no escape, Cover yourself up and the sunocatlng
heat made you gasp Tor ar Use net and you gen.
orally enveoped cloud OF the furious besegers
some tried 10 joke, but their laughter dwndled to
agnasliy smile. the more muscally inclined ven
tured on song 10 beVuile the drcary hours.
vocalist be commenced when q painful shout would
quickly bring the concert TO close Storytelling
failed, for the narrator being frequently called up
10 nn ct upon h.ms corporal punishment in the
VAIN task 70 punish his t0rmentors, would forget the
thread Of his discourse. Repeated efforts were made
nets, the mosquitoes speedily drove all from
tae cramped resting places. The mineraloglst
Amos. touching his knees groaned deeply In the
German language, anu wished himself at the North
thus passed the night. Utterly exhausted, one
two surrendered themselves TO the mercy Of the In
NdueiS, anu unalg IeH into Ireuul uOZc. Never
was dawn more heartily welcomed. With daylight
came reeI, Tor the mosquitoes, gorged TO their
hearts Content, lay sleeping under the awning OF
the launch IN countless thousands. They were re-
yelgeiuy repealed, but NOT without having left sad
ana uninistakabe traces OF their visit. After a
hasty breakfast the canoe came alongside, and hav
ing received the provisions Ter the party up the
Parancnlta, Mr.. Barnes, DR.. Mack and your cor.
respondent took their seats In the centre, the
guides being at either end, while the steam
launch Joyfully wheeled around and headed Tor
the Guard. IL was now about six O'Clock and the
canoe or ''champa,r which, by the way, was heavily
laden, was padded toward the swamp, through
winch II was necessary TO pole. II had barely got
haii way not over a hundred and ufty yards-when
the foremost guide, suddenly missing his hold,
tumbled
HEADLoNG INTO THE HoRRID MARSH
and would probably never again have appeared but
for his own agility In ciinglng tenaclously 10 the
| side OF the cnampa which nearly capsized. The
craft was not TO be tried with. and three Mhiia