The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-04-19

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inc for r. ona o. IL o,o AZ hstter nv wa,
uno oanno' Nv 49, ~, =.
OF tlme-Kllling than to go nntU IIe ~ y
terlor 10 every direction tnat tne ll4 ~
ca Iacllltles OF local travel allow, 10
the purpose OF gaining all p0ssloie III
iormatlon concerning TINS almost uh
Known portion OF South America.
Inc longest OF these excursions IS ~
the Demelara rlver to Akyma, uis
lance OF lzo miles. The tare' ny Que "
the Tiny, paddle-wheel, iron sleanels
that ply Ghese tijuana rivers, Is oul.
s2.oo LOT the round trip. But thaI sun
merely pays TOR the privilege OF &C
cupying cane reclining chalr on vi.
niue, oome-ike, awnlng-shaueu oPpel
geek, pefched ABOVE the paoule ooA
Sleeping accommodations are not pro
vided. You may doze away the nours
OF darkness IN tne chalr, II you Int
tnae Is, II glgantlc mosquitoes any n
Dlood-Sucklng vampires permit. VI
you may SWING your own halnnloch
wherever HOOKS can De 1ound, VI Seoule
settee III the StuIy caoln IL al az
hot pre-enipteu: AS TO meals.Ihey
may pe nau ou ooaru ny liloSe WIZ w
not ooJect W aosuIaly hlgh prices ~
uhguessaDie conunorums III the iine VI
DuCch COOKERY OF you may more WISE.
~ I'VE alIogetner OUT OF luhGn oaShes
Whlcn you uaVe hau packeu a' Vhe
Engllsn hotel III Georgeto"n'
Inc Demerara noWs almost uue holtn
anu Soulii, more Iiiah zoo lhilee-Ho
Dody knows exactly now Iar, because its
upper course remains 10 1hls uay uHeH
PloIeu. nc 1huia.s lepol1 .iia. ~ -
prokeli ny an alnlosl coiltillt'ouS SUES
SION VI lapllS anu cascaues' Gie iiou ~
Whlch peglAs not Tar ABOVE Az ma, lae
steamboat terminus. AZ tllls poii!l,
where the river mas narrowed 10 Low
feet, lts water is as plack as Tue no
Negro OF Brazil, prooaply from lne
same cause. VIZ, having "dslleu oteI
vast QUANTITIES OF decayed Veselaole
matter. Oh llS winding sea"aiu course
the coIof gradually nghtens 10 clloco-
late Drown, ana theh TO alrty yelioM
llolii Clie olayey sun Ileal ieo ili'lI Gnu
ahalt-Wlde mouth. VoraclouS SHARKS
OF the man-ea1lng variety are alar,hln9
ly numerous near the sea, ana tiie
moist shores ABOVE are Swarmlhg WIN
alllgators, among Whlch t"ehty-loot-
ers are NOT uncommon SpeGlliells.
Higher up, the river is full OF tnose
huge tsh calied plru-rucu, each from
ten to fourteen feet long, ctad IN piate-
armor OF great scales oordered Win
rosy llne. Ihey are the codlSh OF 1he
LOCALITY, upon winch the natlVes large,
ly subslSt, and whose ouor Wnen Salteo
down tor consumption IS farthest from
that OF Araby the B!est,
The first thirty miles up the Demer-
ara river Is an uninterrupted succession
of rich sugar estates, each with lts
numerous factories and groups OF
houses. The shore Is level as BOARD
floor far as the eye can see, and Is sad
to he often Hooded. Next we come 10
series OF smooth, White hlIIs,, none
more than hundred feet hlgh ana
composed of sand SO fine and white as
to look like sugar ioaveS set out TO dry
like the celebrated 'Demerara .crys-
tails, winch command hlgher price III
the markets OF England than any other
sugar.
val forest oeglnS, stretching away nun
dreds OF miles, hiding NOBODY knows
what wonders OF the animal ana Vese,
table Kingdoms ana strange phases OF
human life. Inc Water-edge OF the
W lliSliiSS' 10 ooN.hN'SN- ~
reeds, III which terms nearly as TAI as
mangrove trees are growing, backed by
buttressed sllk-cOtton trees rising TO al
enormous height, and palms OF many
varieties, so thlckly set and compactly
intertwlned and curtalned With iorchlds
and creepers and world OF blooming
parasitic growths, that 1t is Impossible
to distinguish species amid SUCH mass
OF living green. Occaslonally,, by looh'
ing lntently into the dark depths OF the
forest, you may see push COW, or
lurking manatee, or a Jaguar stretched
out on log; but as rule, all is silent
as the grave except Tor the screaming
paroquetes and chatterlng monkeys,
and is of course entirely unlnhablted
There are only three regular stations
at which the steamer calls between
Paramarlbo and Akyma, but her con
tract with the government compels
her to stop tor every boat that may pu,
out from shore to hail her. whether II
be eanoe-ioad OF passengers, SEQ"
of charcoal OF garden sass, or tiny
pirogue with point as sharp as a pm
containing Il solitary occupant VINO
brings message to send to town tor
pound OF lea OF few yards OF calico