The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-06

Th-v we've encrmpa---i Nv -aVaxr- fo"si
49, fsvitHs-t fu q minimum
In 'ht- rri-i- tol lisff-ta cals-i fur vol
untss', To- hr~ak through the -'lrnt, hHki'n
curiun ~ fu.- and tfy tu rssaArh tufns-i,
on ~" P~artglavan bssiulafN 10 81 h'ip
tght m"u ur.rSi ih-m-'l,,- Tor thl-
>'fNsv
uf th.-r eight men nnthiug rs- l-"u
l"arn'~i tu this daV with IA" eNcspii"n
ut two, Nho wrrr found wandering m ~"
thirkrt- with harnlv -tr'ng'h nu,gh h"ti
ip tell even th. bfi-fs-i story They hai
i-"u hunted h"adt'ng frum mil' =" nth
NiN ~ 'h' uugitt,r~ Wrr' kilhd l-'ur' a daN
had pa~~-i
The two SURVIVOR said tha they had
t"' ~" natr'tH patty "a lin" n'+d jus
l-'iup' passing ,st'aiu gr.at waterfalls
Of 'hr I1',umavu River. th" hitherto d''-
s"ftsd tlnk~ - the gluoWv Strram ~ri-
dsulv w'r' hlhsi With tall men. hid'snt-lv
painted aud armed With huge knutt'sl
clubs and with .Isar~
Their fao.~. painted oval black, with
Circles uf ltght hlts over IA" ch'-'klune-
and ,hr-' hlwn straks. radiaring from The
CprnerS ~ th"ir mouths. made them lopk
like devils Indeed. IN" Pilagas Indians
"a friendly trIts' living uosr III" %lurt"r-
affirm that these ar devils and not men
that haunt IA" dark. imIatc, rattle forests
~ th" River ~ Death
The indian mad" an attack IN fore
oU ia" "Np sitIuu and Ven l-'atrn on
only after ies tT'ratG sNurf- Ihev With
drew then into IN" cover II 'h" uVrrh1nglng
vegetation N the iark-. hut they never
CVasei har,~~irg the ~ plur'r-
10 ~ ASHORE Tor ioud Wa on uf h" pt.~-
iion VI" only hope that wac l,ft when III"
| men started for r'liet was 10 press on slowly
10 find n landing place iu open country
whepn ia" Indians might te a. a Il -advan-
taae
The two men did not liv" tu reach civil
zation. hut died near where the friendly
indian hunters had found them Tlsss'
car ri.sl ia. new ~ col Iarunelo I riart"
who quickly fprmpi u relief party and
advanced toward the PilCuinayo
For twenty davs he marched and padded,
and for all iho-.' twenty days he had 10 fishi
the -ayRgsa- who attacked him from every
hiding place along the lin. His Indian
guides found friends who told them hat
IA. Ibarreta party had t-~u annihilat''d,
and they bed lrari" and hi men 20 th''
spo, where col Iharr-ta. the last man
t. Weld. had mad" hi final fight
The murd.ruus Indians were members
81 the Choroti~ and OrrIud" tribes, OF
whom littl" j. known except that they Nv"
a ~. ~ constant warfare et~sen them
SELVES. sinking their differences only when
strangers enter ia" country.
Uriarte's spies found the graves of VarI-
ious members - Ia" ltarreta party and
returned with stories ~ courage and de
votion They learned how on" inemt.'r 81
IA. expedition after another had died.
cit her from starvation or sounds. ana how
ia" survivors had buried their Cpinr AIDES
ard planted a rud" cross on each grave
A. last Their. wer. left with lharr.ta
only "a singh. Indian and the bov Th"s"
three worked their way on, ever suffering
more. until they We're unable to WELD either
paddle ar pole
Then they Crawled out on the bank and
whll. thav were plodding on shore. entirely
exhausted. IN. Indians stole on them and
killed them with aN--, lharreta fighting
until the last and not Welding until be- was
pow.rless 20 move"
And stil ~ Gran ChaCo was 10 have NOR"
Wet inns Will" Boggiano'- fate wa I'll
unknown. Capt Sirv.ut. a German in-truc-
tor Ia the CHILEAN Army, started with hS son
to enter the haco country from IN. west
lie expected iu return In "A month Hut
'hr', months PASSED and no sign came rom
ia" nkuow and
Now. according To news just received.
Capt. RoJa- of the p~araguayan Army, who
started from the east 10 -.arCh Tor hun.
has returned to Villa Have named after
X u Hay"~. go commemorate his settlement
Of IN" paraguav-Arg"ntlna boundary die 70
put", with almost po-itIV" Information mat
this exJp.diti ION alro has beeu destroyed
Capt RoJa- found that u had approached
the vicinity 81 tn. sCene of lharrrta's dcai h.
and there. on the hanks ~ the Pilcnmayo
River. had persisted, 20 prov" anew that the
River 81 Death still defes III" worlds -f-
forts 20 disI-l It's mystery