Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-17

decided to camp there FOR the night. While
sneiters were being made aud the waree dressed
took part In a second hunt "waree" Is the
Mosquito name for a large wild hog which runs
America. II is not the pecoary. but. L believe
adarger animal, weighing about ffty or sixty
pounds. Its tnsks are not 20 long as those Of
the peccary, which we also have here, nor is il
SO nerce an animal when attacked With the
exception of the tapir and manatee il is the
largest game which the natives ever KIN. ana
its sweet, juicy flesh Is greatly prized by them,
although II IL one OF their commoner meats
The waree has fetid gland on the back: Just
above the hips. which gives forth a very pow
erful odor, which 70 the novice IL intensely dis
agreeable, often prejndicing him against the
meat IL is by the oder from this gland that
the native hunts the animal
That night we rejoiced over a good supper,
embracing fried and roast waree, napjaoks and
cocoa. in addition TO bold Wild turkey.
ALMOST IxPAssAB,E.
During the night the river rose two feet and
in the morning il was a turbid. rushing food.
The water continued 10 rise all day, making our
progress slower and more diiscult thin ever.
We were much retarded by the overAsnging
bamboo and other tangled vegetation. which
frequently reached fro bank to bank. Huge
trees had fallen across the river, carrying with
them masses Of clinging vines; large punches
OF bamboo, undermined " the current. had
fallen into the stroa-.. whore quantities OF float
ing dead wood and other drift lodged against
them, forming formidable barriers across
the way. In fact the luxnriant vegetation in
all Its varied forms obStructed the narrow
river in every imaginable manner. Every few
moments the pi;pan was stopped, while the
bowman cut passage Win his machete through
some impeachment, and a number Of times we
We're all forced to step out upon the floating
debris while the boz. WAS pulled laboriously
through some narrow channel made by former
travellers. We were constantly upon the loo.-
out dodging this way and that TO avoid getting
bumped or scratched, cutting vine here or
breaking a twig there
b. is as difficult to describe as * is impossible
Tor one who has never lived in the tropics 10
imagine the choked and mrassable appearance
OF small river here or the difficulties and dam
gers OF navigating such stream in pitpan.
During the day we saw the first group OF wild
MONKEYS we had met on the trip. They were
tee small, white-faced variety, aud scampered
up and down the bamboo over our heads, some
OF the holder approaching as near as they
dared and shaking the limbs of the trees vigor-
ousiy, while they chartered and scolded at US in
monkey rage. Flooks Of noisy parrots and
paroquets, pairs of gaudy macaws and large
and squawked in the tree tops, and these we're
seen all along the route.
EASILY DISCOURAGED.
That night we made a late camp in the rain
and everybody was wet and il-humored In
the morning we renewed our journey, althou gh
old Frank declared that if we did not reach the
Spanish camp by noon we would give ii up and
return home. Two hours later Frank met his
Waterloo in the shape OF a large tree living
across the river. At once the old fellow shouted
to his little crew. Turn back! turn back and
q moment later, despite our =trong protests. We
we're spinning down stream ata reckless rate
leaving the Spanish girl and the rubber cutters
with their possible guns and machetes farther
and farther behind. On we went. swinging
around bend after bend, ducking our heads TO
escape serious bumps or springing leap-frog
fashion over some fallen log too low for any
thing but the pitpan to pass under, and making
tlmesn a surprising way compared to the slow
and laborious manner of the ascent
The next day upon entering the lagoon we
found II SO roughened by the sea
breeze TINT the long and fat pitpan
could not ride the waves safely IL
shipped SO much water that soon il began TO
sink in spite of our Spid bailing Although
We knew the lagoon infested by alligato-s
and shark finally We Jumped overheard in two
feet of water. quarter mile of tiresome wad-
ing and dragging tie pitpan brought to
more quiet water. where al re-embarkei. The
brief twilight Of the tropics was now upon
US, and it was only after an hour of
padding by starlight that. wet and tired
We reached Brus, and gladly rested for the
night. Inability TO procure a dory caused a de-
lay OF another day, but finally after a ten davs'
journey rounded of with a twenty-mile walk
along the beach. we trudged into Patuca, glad
to be al home again. Z.