The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-21

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He was very kindly, however. and told me that if
would wait until the next full moon he would take ma
10 friendly tribe further up the river, who in turn
w would ss, see me well my way This meant a delay
OF several weeks, but in addition to not wanting to
bn, Inthd my Denetact9r was more than glad Of the
mer experiences in the forests ''p'A' ny '''
n last the moon was full and the expedition
IIleamaed, was not absolutely of how would
o. ne treated by the neighboring Indians and ae
friendship which the Msngefomns as aa nn
shown sn% m me Il had it in my mind that they might
WHICH popular conception had given them '"' AA'''
m mad until this time never used gun, but before
tine chief IN it, and all TT the tribe to exhibition
thunder and could bore holes in a tree The chief ex,
S%ned the pistol gngery He had heard Of such
weapons, he SAID, but supposed them to be much
larger and heavier. This one, he thought, must be
Selecting 1a &c WAS assn pam % to o doubt its
eter across the brook, took steady aim and fred
same hole and the other pierced the trunk of the palm
about two inches higher. The chief himself hurried
across the stream and examined the holes He and
some some of his men discussed them for about an hour
The empty shells which had been elected were picked
ears with wree bers Wbereupom IN donsp tnep
% other WON. women crowded about me, besceching me to
dozen Of my precious cartridges to please these chill
ansh OF IL the forest who were completely slaves of
one the sef and y started up the r.
two, two savages wages padded In another were four men
armed armed with bows and and blow guns and a
SYST
of signalling which he employed was by far the most
ingenious device saw while among the savages and
c9nSdeTihg their resources and the state OF their
clYlzatlon ii was really remarkable
BEFORE the canoes were launched one of the
canoe about the middle About three n half feet
% o these Grossplece was laid the bottom of
forked Between each pair of upright forked sticks
bars paTe G sI thus forming horizontal
potion of the boat and the other about foot and
half above the gunwales
of of
nesSes about three feet long and eight inches wide
lengthwise of the canoe and inclined at an angle y
lorty-hye degrees Each pair of slabs, though sep
WHICH are finely carved and painted y 'A' p'''e'
The operator or the signal man strikes these slabs
which is wrapped with inch layer Of caoutchouc
% ana then with tapr skin Each section of the wooden
remember them they We're the first four notes n the
scale By means of all the combinations of these
four notes and by what corresponds dot and dash
system the operator is able to send any message to
any person who understands his code
We had not proceeded far up the river when the
nn came to stop and our operator began to beat
tines but Receiving e no nsre ns sew
another mile Then we stopped and signalled again
we were at least five miles from e nswerng has aa
ton Our man was asking if we were welcome the
We would BE- 9f %e sas for Tod
be be! IN worse plight than before. Quiverng on the
air came the answer.
Dot, dash, dot, dot, dash
Welcomed by Wireless
We are welcome" said the chief, and my heart
pounded with joyousness the canoes responded to
the sinewy backs of the paddlers,
Another mile up the river and we stopped again
The man in our other asking how many of
our friends waiting Tor us
1.-TWO hundred was the answer.
care any strangers with you9'' asked the man no
the river, and the chief read me the question
We replied that there white man in our
party
''Is he welcomeq' asked our chief
Again was IN a perspiration Of suspense and the
slow
, He is welcome If you will vouch for him.
the decision.
friend of his, that had lost my people and that
was seeking help in finding them, After that there
were no delays though the operators kept signalling
Are you armed?' we were asked
:, docs the cobra travel without his fangs7" was
''You must come further unless you will leave
afms will II he dH so Won @ to o,vs US ~
maloca, - replied
This agreed upon and although I was scary
should not break faith with his friends, l was
obliged to acquiesce, not without some misgivngs
Long before we reached turn in the creek and
suddenly In sight of two malocas and crowd of
men. women, children and dogs the clear xylophonic
tones of the answering signals seemed to come from
The water directly beneath us.
After the two chiefs had welcomed each other I
was presented to my new friend
real sad kn0Eng vi that he could not
with , this and repeated it again and again
" Have YOU no peope?'' he asked
,annot reach them them '"' 'N'' arc iAf away and
The chief expressed sympathy for me and prom
TX of his men to start my Journey. They es. !
orted me to within six hours walk rubber camp
t took me but a few weeks more to reach the coast
rom 1qgitos, Peru, to New York.
AIDES who had gone by the other trail came through
ive and 1t Is one or the mSst sincere wishes my
ife that may one day meet them again