The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-08

| perdition the priest tells about. No matter
oanos s niles Sss0 mSns asT s' %hoP'
sssS Ss tSs Nspo ss
and Iacocs rivers flow into the Napo here
End and .s p Hsst e S4 sssfTo S
to the Amazon. Moran has some old tools which
he found near his house. tools undoubtedly i
GREAT rLA,E FOR SNAKES AND LIGHTNING.
81 began my prospecting at this point by go
in eapGs for two and hnf days the
esSt aSs NV The Fanno sasssh
that comes from spur Of the Andes. found
wild reglon at the head ,s Of canoe nqyieation
est WAf rainfall , The ilHsh Of lightning and
the roar OF thunder were almost con;
too tho worst place for snakes in the world.
INDIAN A to f iske me there and
in keeping them when once we had arrived. II
oth @" EASILY obtanod game and FISH are ioand
| in the greatest abundance. The Indians say
9STe % ths devil Which, say
days, working faithfully, and / found only
s color. ID S the sand bars d the stream Thers
was not enough to pay even day wages and |
during that whole. trip, which lasted to the
middle Of juno. a side excursion on another
nrGnsdh IN what ihs ssa might call Morau
region IN the Napo in all four months. The
streams all show little fine gold: but there
gravel. but only little sedimentarY deposits
washed down from the Langanati range.
| LOST TREASURES.
but il any man can get to. the range he is q
good one; The Langanau range Is q spur OF
It Tor the. treasures OF which Hapsarlck,,s
Fourteen Years Among the Spanish Ameri:
Hmbato il you want to make the trip at any
time. but it is the most broken. mountainous
woods without food or inha btsnts: I would
| have tried it. however. had believed the yarn.
THE SEA ROLLED HERE.
1T is worth noting that in my explorations
tho also
the region OF the Tigre River From Lacoca;
us along for four days to .Tiputino. where
found a white man in the rubber business. and
on sfhf to fhs he Of
fought mac inc from the Hiarshalls q Now
the H, way. and He did not know what ali ed his
outfit, and was having no end OF trouble.
HABITS OF THE INDIANS.
SSs the SopS on to thu hanks
oil the Cotopaxi volcan D. Below that did not see
human being till the Amazon was reached
making by any tourist Turkeys and other
s sis owl which anu my w Indians ats There are
plantains and yuccas everywhere In patches
they been by se qoo
superior to. the potato. We caught plenty Of
Of which t. trSq phs
in great numbers The indians get from rs
t9 125 eggs from 2 nest and preserve
kind OF fish called piche that 10 better than
Goldfish. They use spears. hooks. and nets.
Seh hs, gs OF the euTaas s' arnk 81 ne
yucca in They chewed the boiled root into a
paste. spit i into trough put 1t into pots
three, days and then as they wanted It mixed
It with water in a goard. + made drink that
which one can travel without 9th other n fGSd
us as we tried to sleep The jaguars. came
about the camp and roared. whersat the In
hae the Of tse BAD
e death We we're meyer STACKED - these
drove US away more than once.
Although saw 70 inha6ta ,I1ts during
live there. The worst are the two tribes called
MTs and tne Tbsy
s't tie o. es @ Of Great called
the omaguas. They often kin all the people
of to take sbs Its oafGs
named Parker. who is married to native wo-
six oreiones indian girls from . to 10 years
old. He was going to take them down the
500 each. according to age. Parker confirmed
this statement. l said that II the Indians
ashon .hf sr that said
formed my life would not be worth ten cents.
WHERE FOOD COST SOMETHING GREAT.
1T is sixty miles; +. tive and md 3 half 1ays'
iausos laG thrvi1 vim town Of @ poope on the
Amazon. Bran ches OF wealthy European rub
Der are 0S aed mfRs team
the forests along the many streams OF the
6ys They get TIE Whit the best
th H1S WAS "a @ nigh when was there
cost ST. which in ordinary times brings
III S% o h' cam &
sells for 10 cents. fresh meat for from %
to 80 cent? pound and bad butter b for 81 rs
sabalos brought dollar. 1t is a coffee coun-
try. but pound OF coffee brings 80 cents It
fee is sold Tor 81 cents pound. And yet a Ia
borer can get only one dollar day for wages.
LONG CANOE JOURNEY
After remaining at Iquit1s for Fix weeks
A. eric name si William Mosisr who has
tweny q IN sfa
two on the Amazon. went along. The old Don
has whole tribe OF Indians at work for
him. and the young man talks the Indian Ian.
ffgre to one OF the old Don 5 trading posts In a
steam launch and there took two canoes and
kept showing for forty-seven days up the Tigre
whom We at last arrived at the mouth OF the
Pinduaco. There we rested several days and
then went for seven days up the Pinduaco to
pass called Baradero-which means pass or
carry.
g Leaving the, canoes and some provisions
here we started overland through tho forest
carrying our outfit. and after marching five
and hall days. during viii time We forded
or crossed on trees twenty-six streams. We |
reached the Bombanaza River. our destina-
ton. in good health although rain fell con- |
tinuously. Traditions said the stream waa
marvellously rich In gold and We did not mind |
the discomforts. you know.
ON reaching the stream we struck a trail |
and followed 1t down to an Indian settlement |
Gale Juanquire. 1t was a new town. and had |
Indians. who had come to that wild region. |
tQeescape from a priest they did not like.
We found there only two people. two young |
married women. They gave us.yucca, corn. |
and chicha. set apart one side Of their house