The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-02

ne strong daylight reflected up from
surface OF the water through the
ass rendered the two sheets OF paper
ficiently transparent TO enable me 10
every line and mark of the original
tn tolerable clearness through the sheet
on which proposed to make my copy:
d with the aid of a fine pointed pencil
soon had IL complete. going over IL af-
wards with pen and ink 10 make II in
bible.
dildmay and / lunched with the skip
n that day, and during the course OF
meal We received our final instruc-
ms. which were, however. little more
IN recapitulatlon OF those given me
the morning
he meal over. the cutters crew were
re ded, fully armed. I'm the waist OF the
p, their ammunition was served out 10
pm, and they were ordered down into
boat, which lay alongside with i2-
lunder carronade in her bows, together
|th the necessary powder and shot for
sne, spare ammunition for the mems
tskets. four days provisions and water,
II. in fact, every necessary for the sue
Esfu carrying out OF the undertaking
ION which we were bound. The skip
p then shook hands with Mildmsy and
Z, wishing us prosperity and success
went down over the side into the boat.
III the little expedition started. Three
lnutes later we were Joined by NJ. ST.
FOLK In the Vestales cutter, when the
bvas was set In both boats. the wind.
bugh dead In our teeth for thepassage
the river. being free enough to carry
as far as Boolambemba Point.
For the Remainder of that day and up
about y. m. on the day following. the
bedition progressed without incident of
" kind worth mentioning. Our progress
Is steady but slow, Mildmay's whole
Xfrgies being devoted TO the making OF
Thoroughly satisfactory and trustworthy
tvey OF the river channel up which we
IRE passing.
IN the accomplishment OF this duty I
Is pleased 10 find that the studies I
ii been diligently pursuing under Mr..
bellies auspices enabled me 10 render
IN substantial assistance. ST. Croix,
10 kept about quarter Of a pie In
II wake, was making a perfectl, inde-
bdent survey. which he compared with
frk.
fhe first incident of note. though we
tached no Importance whatever TO IL at
II moment, occurred about 4 o'clock In
4 afternoon on the day following our
|@parture from Banana creek and IL
iSlsisted merely in the fact that large
|dtive canoe passed US upward bound,
.fhout It's occupants bestowing upon us
. Nv notice whatever. We had previously
.Countered several canoes-small craft
Hrrying from two 10 half dozen ma
|nes-and the occupants OF these, who
d med TO be engaged for the most part
finishing, had invariably greeted US with
.tciferous calculations, which. from the
Inarty laughter Immediately following
Icm. were doubtless choice examples of
ivngoese wit But the particular canoe
ind She was a large. well-shaped
ut, propelled by "a paddles. and she
shed ahead OF US as II we had been at
Ifchor, her occupants-and especially
|eir individuals who sat In the stern
'hsets. or at all events, where the stern
Iteets ought 10 be. and who. from their
|'play OF feathers bead necklaces and
Ipard-skin robes, must have been very
III wigs indeed--looking straight ahead
10 them and vauchsafing not the faintest
|tication that they were conscious OF
IA presence. This absurd assumption OF
Unity greatly uckled us at the moment.
u attributing IL entirely 10 the existence
n the native mind OF a profound convic-
n OF their own immeasurable super
Nifty. but subsequent events tended to
Nc another and more sinister aspect
II the incident.
I've pressed diligently on with our work
j. ctil 6 O'Clock, AT which time we found
|yrselyes abreast a small native village.
re Mildmay proposed TO effect land
|E both for the purpose of procuring
y ne fruit and also to satisfy his very
II tural curiosity to see what n native
Nage was like. But on pulling In to-
l. rd the bank the natives assembled.
q king such unmistakable warlixe dem
= trations that we deemed II advisable
81 abandon our purpose. We could. OF
irse. have easily dispersed the hostile
v cks had we been so disposed: and ST.
B pix, who was a particularly high
Il rited. nery-tempered young fellow,
( 4ongly advocated our doing 40. But
y pt Nernon's orders TO us TO avoid all
q lisiou with the natives had been most
ylngent, and old Mildmay was far too
Iperienced and seasoned a hand TO en-
Ice In an ARRAY for the mere "fun" of
M thing He therefore sturdily refused
nj aid or abet St Croix I'm any such un-
uhteous undertaking: and we passed
III night instead upon n small islet
lyereon there was nothing more for
[Ydablc than a few waterfowl and q