The Red Cloud chief., 1884-09-26
British tijuana Forests.

In tie euie; rc>rhc. co the urec To-
1--WE q the lar = the scenery Vas
extremely beautiful. bat the Asrkns<
Of the fore I male i impossible. exccifi
when very near the SHORE. 10 disiia-
Cuish the picturesque kinds o. rseia-
lion peculiar 10 the tropics from the
vast wall o. grccn which hedyed us n
IL was oniy when taking our midday
rest. or ~ Jul camps for the nghi thail
was ableto study the fora around M aud
uo.e the beauty aad pro!nseness OF ~
forms. Orchids were abundant eroIgh-
aud. although | saw lao species @:
gree: rarity, Vet several kinds which
were IA flower n; the time were Te-N
lovely. Eronelias and ~iillandsias grew
in thousands. and the Immense leaves
OF the potbos were seen eycrywherc- In
one or two places ! noticed the rare aud
beautiful climbing palm tdesmoacr>l.
and in the open parts OF The forest were
grea; numbers OF caiad uns, the ran
colored leave. of which are SO familiar
in our hothouscs-
Animal life wa in no way prominent,
although there could be no doubt that
the fores; va. thickly peoplcd. for al
night IS We sat around the campfire or
lay in our hammocks many were the
weird sounds that came from the thick
Jungle near bv. The nightly concert
was usually started By the bo sun n
large cicada. who sat IN the irec-tops
and blew a tremulous whistle which
could - heard TO a great distance lie
was followed by the hylas, or tree
toaGs, who ave yent Ia every conceiy-
able sound. from tha, of the Saving OF
wood ~ the clanking of many chains.
and were accompanied in their 'o al
efforts by their relations IN the marshes.
who kept NJ a deep and not unmusicai
bass. All night long the goaisuckers
never desisted from their melancholy
moaning. and once in awhile a strange.
rnournful wall came from the forest.
causing ia 10 star. and shiver rs we
heard il. IL was the note OF the
| bird called lost soul. Once or twice
| the loud. deep roar Of the jaguar was
| heard. and il never failed 10 cause n
panic among the Indians. who invaria-
Div moved their hammock-Polcs nearer
/ the water or raised the hammocks high
or in the trees to be OUT OF the tigers
4 TEACH tlpuid hC pas WI
all the appalling. bloOd-curdling sounds
that were heard in thee tropical woods
none could equal the noise that came
from the throat Of the relocated.
black-faced. bowling monkey (mycctes
s~eniculusN, the .'bxboon' of The colony.
Occasionally some of these baboons Ia
vored us with n little rehearsal during
the night. but il was towards morning
that the concer. itself began. and then.
until I became accustomed To IL. there
was no more sleep for me Words are
Inadequate TO describe the sound which
these animals produce. Ii il something
between q howl and n roar. with an oc-
casional grunt thrown in. the whole be
ing delivered with about the intensity
of n iog-whistle. and the co1cert being
participated in by balloons FOR mile
around. When all these fellows are nj
tending strictly TO business the result in
the way of a noise may he imagined.
Tracks of the tapir were several tImc'
seen in marshy places near the rive'
bank. and / sometimes got 8 sho; a
flocks oil the little. red sackawinki mon
KEYS. which were very common on thu
river. Iguanas called "Waimucka' b,
the Indians. frequently tumbled from
the branches into the stream when w
padded near the shore. aud on TIVE
occasions some OF our men brought II
~peccaries, o. bush-hogs. which the.
had shot with their arrows near on
camp. and which proved a most wei
come addition 10 our larder. noiwith
standing their rankness; but visible
game was scarce. and a man wot!d
have had a poor living who depende'
on his gun for support-C0. CAieag
Tribune.