The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
UncNpIored south America.

the least known. and upon a chart illus
trating his text he marked immense
tracts IN the central and northern parts
If the continent, more than a quarter Of
Il, as UNEMPLOYED
Major p n FAwCErT. a retired British
army officer. has h, the light In upon
some Of these black spaces since the
Grnsvenor monograph was written.
having penetrated 10 districts On the
, Bolivian Brazilian frontier watered by
the GuapOre, where a white face was
never sNen before The GuapOre ~ a
/ tributary II the Madeira. which flows
into the Amazon IN north central Brazil.
IN lspS Major FAwCETT, al the request Of
the Bolivian Government, undertook
the illumination II the eastern frontier
a. provided for in the treaty II Petrop-
oils with Brazil. By that treaty. ne-
gotiated after the revolt in Acre had
been Quelled. Bolivia ceCied 7O.OOO square
kilomcters of territory in return for
SiO.OnO.U0 and concessions giving her
access 10 navigable waters Of the River
Paraguay. Il was in the capacity Oi
surveyor that Major FAwCETT, who had
already distinguished himself in pioneer
work in South America. laid the geOg-
raphers under a lasting obligation, for
the mapping of the interior proceeds
very slowly.
Why ~ much ~ South America 70.
mains terra inCognita Major FAwCETT
explained m a lecture upon his oXpcdi-
ton 70 the ROYAL Geographical Society
in March. which Is published in m" MAY
number ~ IN" socistv's journal Tho
explorer who seeks the headwaters of
the Amazon must not only run the risk
. Of pernicious fevers and encounters with
poisonous reptiles and lurking beasts
I like tho iaguar and the black panther.
btr h. must defend himself against
savagcs now waging a war II rcpEiSal
lpnn tn whites. who IN tho eXplOita-
I ton ~ rubber forests hav" treated tho
Indian with horrible harhantv ndcr
the circumstances poems enter an OK
B plorer- service reluctantly. and often
desert him IN M" presence ~ danger
. Tho transportation ~ supplies Is a haf-
fling problem. and game Is hard ~ get ~
IN the dense tropical forests - hugh *
4 the mortality IN expeditions such A.
Major FAwCErT led that the chances are
, heavily against any mans return 20
. civilization. Of the dangers n progress
by water. which method must be- gcner-
ally pursued. he SAYS
! Ir me Nuaranlan rivers there arr aaa-orass
-ro-otuss electric csls. sungrays and me n~rana
q small deep bodtsd n,h win ragnrlIac teeth aaf
an unappeasabls appetite 'or booi M, .ast
Is more numerous In me river parsruag vHsr,
-ren Who are unioIll1ste erolaa 70 'al into M
/ river MAY bs pick ~ rIca1 before the can DO
| rr.clcd
The insect pests ar legion, and merely
| 10 call tho roll n them is enough IN deter
any but the hariliest spirits from seek ng
glory as explorers m Amazonian forests
: tho roca-roCa and marigwis. moro
scopic 'iip> that raisc blood h.i,tcr- tho
-ehene. against which no mosquito
netting b. proof, ticks, ilgCcrs and
c,lanarus that burrcv under the skin
. Inrumcrahlc members OF tho wasp iribc
The ana1anca. a giant y"uomnIs spider
trc Juclndera. NJ black ant. whose bite
Is -agonlzlng the sep. With mardible-
that can strip tho clothng from the
body. " ! could describe The misery
| born sometimes of these hviur and
rraW ing pcsts. saws Major FAwCFrT
~ would he thought q travellers tale
Some 81 these ferrDrs have their -ng-unz
and their localities but mo.Guitoe~ are
uhlgu.iolp ~ an times One icrD yari-
etv j. an inch long and ha, Tho pv.IlaSi
If rrpui5t ons
Foreign naturalists who saw that thav
have lived with the savages are drawing
upon their imaglnariOns. declares Major
FAwCFTT But be- has met . Peruvian
of Acre who sTrnt two wears ~ ub-arva.
ton among the Indians ~ PurrInayo
10 emerge alive from the cXT~1euo,
the man had ~ Turn hannibal Major
FAwCrrTs expedition would probabi,
have been q failure bat for the ald nj
GENERAL PiNuO. 70 famous explorer him
self who HIppIed Icons and ratiUns 70,
well ~ experience Three months wcr,
spent 100 ascending M" Acre River 20 q
point near NJ source ~ learn M relation
~ parallel 70 degrees sprih From M
Acre the ra1v crossed through M,
forrest to be- Abuna. determining IN m,
way tho hradwaters II rhe RHprran an,
lquIrv. on the Abuna. which . Is prob
ably 'hc mos, unhealthy river IN m,
Am1lpnas the party killed an ana,
cDnda s3Nty-iiye feet in length Oh
Major FAWCETT's ten COMPANIONS. 81
we're stricken with fever including az
Eng ishman. Mr. 4. ! CHlvERsi anS
dropped on On the march. and two nj
the Indians and Don CARLOS DUN, Z
BOLIVIAN gentleman. ai'erward died. A
death rate q % per cent. is common