New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-13
AMONG ANDEAN FOOTHILLS
c.vorrNG N THE BRANCHES OF The
AMAZON AND ToILING ON
INDIAN TRAILS.

settlement OF MoyObamba, P''"'' u ,.,a,
tatchsd rooted village old and with an nh"r,'ri
,.,ror,,c perhaps than III Evangeline'
t.,,..lio,r The extensive valley IN "Uoh "i'
,.r,.i Arcodla "a located Is surprisingly ned"ul"''
ond undoubtedly The finest In AL thH I"V' 7o
| country fin the way Of richness ana pio"u0'''
u sa,uh 1ous climate the purest OF water ana ar
beautiful women and hospitnble men I"oy poS'o
an the Ipxnriousness Of the ROPES Win 'he "ui0'
advantage Of altitude. II IS glorious 10 ~ ~ 'ne
,,,Jcs and vet In the mountain and valleys "ne'e
,hev nroduce everything exccp levers anu ho7f"
| rho old town nestlcs quietly in the rch Vano!'
entirely surrounded by immense mountains ioo'""'
nm. ~ the Andes or, as they nre called he'c' 'Io
ro-d,ueras All places have their hat"F'h vs.
vantaces which In many instances couhterac' al w.
,d ,o.tnrps The disadvantage that Moyopa'lDs ''''
laborcd under for centuries Hes III une'e -.
obstacles In the way Of these mountains "
!, of from all communication with the olisue VIM
ovcent over rough precipitouf Indian uas
canoe navigation on the upper Amazon al""e"'''
nv the long, tedious and equally rough t;ai rqui'"o
or month on foot to reach the Pacific coast OF LINZ
can sneak from an experience OF twenty one u"S'
on the former and am looking forward WI" ,.,
nervousness and trepidation 10 an experiment w.
the latter certainly think there can DC "o''""7
rourher than that which have passed "nu WIN
me experience 50 far. think that shall prefer "
c f,rvord 10 Lima not knowing what Is beIo''
me rather than TO attempt return ANY Pc'oo''
with a good constitution, a 0spoNiuVE 10 'I''"'
rather than 10 overcome obstac!e' ana well supPh"
win Peruvian soles silver dollars can buy ri ''
oypcri,rcc that he can carry away Win MN Oh "''
Andes trail with plenty Of Observation an" '"''''''
thrown In without extra charge
The country is very slow, and In the sense Of 100"
Irs backward. very interesting. In hct t"l' par. "
America remains quite as It must nave U'r"
Conlnbu, made his first voyage. For tl" pe''"V ~
fne boys Of Young America, who nave ''" ~
Far West In their own land. and who may long -
realize some Of the adventures with INDIANS "nu "
/ .roncldng It, by trip over the Andes WIZ DIT.
,e,,,t ~ describe Across Equatorial America IuN'
81. / bav. cNpcicnccd H. that they may NJ ie'S'
in imagination follow my 100 prints In the u''''
small steamboat taxes the yo'aser from IP""' "
lurlmaguaS. small place on tIe li"N'HN"N p
uourccI Wall Yaacal. distant some twenj t''I mum
above of or the Amazon proper, which is ho' n"''
cabc above the confluence with HualAkHa' 10"
rcoulr,. about three Gays and hall AID % eo'''
almost an equivalent ~ our dollar irom Iq"l"s ~
il better to buy an outlt at Iqu.tos for caHpins'
thoash It can De supplied NJ fnrmat"A'. I'm
should cors!s oi camp tcd mosquito hclt"-' r'o''
and other blankets cooking uteasil, and pTo'isio''
with Winchester rife, revolver. fishing hne' '" "o'''
AID an tie other numerous acc'ur"in MO.
A., an old veteran somewhat familiar with rn|hIhs
Il I'm Texas and In our war cont.n'cd my self Win
tie fcvrst possible articles Most young campers
cucumber themselves with all sorts Il useless tnN'
mat ar generally thrown Away after the hret o"S
than attempt TO carry oil You may tinS you vi"
need In canoeing the tourist may carry as micA "'
he uics II (. ou TIE ain trails. after The canoes
navc ben abandoned. when every article Is carried
on the back Of an Indian. that one must reduce MS
cargo" they term u. TO the minimum
Canoeing OF the upper Amazon Is one OF the most
dclcA'fA experiences that have ever enjoyed.
fear hat shah not be able pr perly to describe uy
e.cht days on the lluaaga with ony Indian boatmcn
10y companions. padding along comfortably IL tho
shady idc under the ovcrhangrg tropical forest trees
ana camping cn sandy or stony shore,. p.tnG onr
-anp bed over us,. tracks. and sleeping s"ccy oy
tie sound o, the Ripple Of The water over To
rocks accompanied by the cres Of tigers In tho
woods. the songs OF Wild birds or the grunt OF all
gators attracted 70 our camp by the scent Of pro
Visions. on The lower part Of the Journey. or
before reached the hilis. we wem
ANNOYED more by mosquitoes than by VIII beasts
The AmnTon mosquito is aito-eh". more dangerous
tlan the tigers. "a one will attack ylu and make
thc rcsh eore or DAYS white rc tigers ram away on
tie approach Of a man
A. Yurluaguas We chartered ior 90 SOLE, canoe
and fai- indians 70 work T. 70 Chnsua. tho head ~
canoe naHsanon. o. ZONE eight days mp stream.
Tie irsveuc' supplies hl, Dan provisions which The
indians VIII cook or HIM while IN camp TIE Indians
provision Themselves bat al@lYs thankful FOR the
crumbs that fail from tie white mans table.
An upper Amazon canoe * one 81 the distinctive
..i,ur,., ~ ills land Where means % commun
cation f. Us water thcre must necessarily le num"i"nS
lOfi- but without Exception 'Ae canoes are all alike"
except dat some n,"r than others and = clnr,"
.,fn. .re newer but AN are mnGe after the model ~
-. great. grandfather Indian. who with DIS little
Ratchet. cut The first tree ana dug ont 90, boat
Generally. tie canoes. or they sound Il hero, Kan
o,h are mad. from Tire largo trunks ~ the red
cedar tree hard wood that abound, In these forests
The canoe chartered was saw. forty f"et in l"ug'h
and may say narrow in proportion. ahout two feet"
The bow or "proa FOR about four feet rises or slopes
ND from the water, edge a point which. Ike the
stern 5 lcft sofa I'm rlo making. canoe here los
ore advantage over our modern hu boats. II never
leads water. The floors being perfectly dry. kept
from rains or the drpllnes from The paddles or poles
The canoes fitted ior long journeys have IN the
nffcr part. Just leaving room on tac tern for a."
Indian guide or steer sort Of calm. .ay eight
.,, long and high enough g. allow the traveller. Ike
"a dog IN Ais kennel. to crawl in and out IN sir mp
night In rather crampcd and uncomfortable position
on the floor. They arc intended FOR only one or two
rersons 70 He down IN. The lltile house called
rcmada is rather picturesque, being constructed OF
bent wlpoe o, the hickory. giving 4 round dome
shape the roof md sides covered with a matched
netting made from the long green. narrow leaves OF
,ne palm called In Indian language "shpate.' or Ia
spanish "tagta," the same from which n vegetable
ivory is obtained These leaves woven together
~ that they form a perfect protection from rain and
nt the same time from the fierce Of tropical sun
whn one IL compelled To be ont IN The middle OF the
river.
Under the ramada floor Of bamboo cane Is laid.
a little above the bottom Of TIE boat, over this sort
u springs spread mattress Of the dried palm leaves
making not only q comfortable bed but sweet smelling
one also But did not use the rmaGa much except
10 rest during the hot afternoons. while tho Indian
paddles and poles rocked the canoe like cradle
In II were stored my blankets. bed. etc.
A few feet forward of tls opening. giving mo Just
.unicIent room o stand upright. stretch legs
look around after afternoon nap they had placed
my trunk, cncumbnncs thab would advise no FOL
lower - bring along. Mine Tin ron-cla
boX such rs are considered necessary IN Brazil,
protection from the insects that viii eat through
ordinary American trunk. An idea may De guel. from
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