Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

mel struggled with grim determination
to hold TO the stone hehind-at times
feared | should be carried down. But y
was soon over. l. however. Was sore TO-
weeks. Slowly and cautiously we low
cred our bodies. and then. on hands ana
feet. inch by inch. crept downward. This
is death. 1 whispered to my husband.
We can't go on But on We went
finally We reached the bottom OF the can
yon. where expected TO lind bridge
spanning the river. In the darkness W.
reached out TO find 1.-THE bridge Was
gone. Ii had been washed away We
lay painting. suffering. tortured by hordes
OF mosquitoes. throughout the night
Firefiies came ont after the storm, and
they flashed radiance as intense as
arc lights.
When morning dawned. IL our delight.
We saw one log remained OF the bridge.
II was rotten and dangerous. but on ~
fours crep; across. That day | nearly
lost my life in a deep torrent-l remem-
Der my husband laughing when. after he
had dragged me to safety. | pulled out
a small pocket mirror and primped my
hair. Right after this experience We
came to the camp where | found my fat
friend-and then we plunged into the un-
trodden wilderness.
In the South American forest. Mrs.
Adams said. they had 10 send an Indian
boy ahead to hew path with an AK. so
quickly does the vegetation grow that
path is closed in a day. In a forest the
doughty woman explorer saw troops OF
swinging among the trees. DAILY
she saw boa constructors baskinG In the
sun. From the underground 1aeuars
peered at her There We're herds OF pee
carries. or wild hogs. Thousands OF par
rots and macaws filled the forest. Moth
ing ever harmed her; no animal ever
made an attack. In Mrs. Adams opinion
wild animals are maligned-they do not
attack men, she believes. unless the hG-
man being takes the initiative In at
tack.
Mrs Adams came TO areas OF the for
est where the trees had been killed by
deadly vampire vines. These she said.
wrap themselves about the trees. sap the
life from entire areas of the forest. and
thrive luxuriously with their ili-gotteh
life. There were Observation-Disclosures ot
that resembled jewels, butterflies, birds
and beetles.
After they had reascended the Andes.
on their outward journey. Mrs. Adams
and her husband lost their way.
I'VE left the pass of Arizona. and in
stead of turning toward Crucero We
turned toward the Poto mine. and by
mistake got into a canyon at night Ii
began to snow. i became so exhausted
i fell off my horse. All night | stayed
awake. my teeth chattering. We were
10000 feet above the sea. ii was below
zero. and We had no adequate means Of
protection. Ice froze in my hair; there
after j had neuralgia for weeks. Tears
came to my eyes. my lids froze together.
When it was light enough I'm the morn
ing We got on our horses and began 10
II elfAfalr No
snakelike streak writing over the table,
land of Puma.
What is that 1 asked.
"A mirage my husband hazarded.
p" No say, said the Indian guide, shak-
ing his head.
We decided to investigate the singular
When we got to il we found
We on the shores OF a strange river,
wide and long, Tiled with curious black
My husband examined IL. Its
peat he said. We later learned it had
burst from d glacier high i'm the mountain
three weeks before. of course, the IN
had made, Inadvertently. an important
geologic discovery.
The finding of the peat river has at
tracted great attention i'm scientific circles.
for, in the opinion of biologists. it proves
the formation of the Andes by volcanic
action as no scientific research had ever
The river of peat Al some
remote age. scientists declare, had been
brought up from sea level. That was pos
sibly a million years ago.
Before continuing their journey about
the coast Mrs. Adams Went over the old
Inca highway and made a study OF the
remains OF the persisted civilizations. IN
Lake Titicaca basin she viewed the re-
mains of what is perhaps the planet oldest
civilization. Years before the civilization
of Egypt reached its apogee, before the
pyramids were built. before Babylon pro-
claimed her splendors. there was butt
near the shore of Lake Titicaca "A great
city, of which the fragmentary ruins re-
main. In those days. Mrs Adams says,
the lake, now miles distant from the
ruins, must have extended TO the city
The position has changed because of the
geologic rising of the plateau.
On their way back the party met two
Germans, who had been shot through
the arms by Indians WITH al rows. IneN
were the survivors, they told Mrs. Adams,
of a party OF eleven. nine OF whom nad
been killed I'm the forest country. Every
time white man starts "A cocoa planta-
ton there, so Mrs. Adams VAS informed,
there lis trouble with the Indians. Three
hours before they reached Pisac. while
travelling canyon, Mrs. ADAMS ana her
husband were themselves attacked toy
three Quchua Indians. One grabbed hold
of Mrs Adams saddle. two seized Nj.
Adams. who was on loot Mr. Adams,
however managed to4grasp an eight-incn
knife from the saddle bag, despite the
struggle. and. slashlng to and fro stabbed
one OF the Indians on the wrist. They
were Immediately coWed. and reiterated.
Mrs Adams and her husband, spurrIn.
their animals. galloped away
-.
After this the party Went to ArequIpa.
whence they ascended Mount MIST the
peak of which rose TO the height OF $3.50
feet above them. From the summit Mrs.
Adams saw the city OF Areauipa which
itself rs 2.44o feet above the sea. below
them. She viewed the vast ranges OF the
Cordilleras. and in the distance actually
saw the sea. Mrs. Adams investigated
the crater of the extinct volcano while
there. She found it difficult to msAe
water boil over her alcohol lamp. conse-
quentiy they had to toreso their usual
ration of pea soup
After communicating the southern
extremity OF the continent stopping OF at
various ports, Mrs. Adams and her nus
band took journey in a native canoe on
the Matasrossa river, bound for east Bo-
livia. and IN this country, covered WIN
floods. saw a strange animal-a cross be-
tween a zebra and an OK.
We entered rivers iilled with purple
hyacnths-one of the most lovely spec
tacles In the word. They grew SO thick
ly that they blocked navigation. There
were veritable lily islands. The waters
were filled with snakes and swimming
animals. In northern Paraguay We were