The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
SaVages of Brazil

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| AFTER year of perilous wander,ne, .,
tne WIGS along the upper Madeira river
r. D. Won Teuber, the Amazon exp1orer
Is arranging another hazardous trim nm .
pranch of that stream in search of !
| sre iiIe,I OF Parlntintins Indians, who
ere supposed to dwell 1900 miles inland
from the Atlantic Coast
III the present explorations Mr. vor
1870. mas neen aided greatly by the
Oh Whlch ne speaks in highest terms LJeres
is what Mr.. Won Teuber has TO saw - III
perLS IN the last year, and of his encoun-
dams: JUS LII
u arrived at the upper Madeira River
49, t ear IN august and it was not my
SOU fortune TO be constantly near civil
cation in order to correspond with The
outside world. have had several mar
INV escapes from fever, and yet, I don't
On tnlnK my personal safety was as much
IN danger while wandering through the
tnlck tropical forest as on the Madeira
oda ~ RaliWay, when Brazilian start
eo TO empty his A Winchester at me while
was waiting for train at the station.
ms marksmanship was not as good as his
Intennon, as otherwise my wanderIust
would nave come to sudden end
AS to my wanderings in northern
Brazll, after making careful Preparations
l went up the Mutum-Parana River, a
a branch of the Madeira to visit the saw
age tribes inhabiting this regions on ac-
count OF the river being shallow at this
time of the year, 1 had to abandon the
idea of following the river IN 70 its
source However, 1 came in contact with
Gar1puna Indians, semisavages of some
hospitable. Only after frequent visits r.
their camps have I been able to obtain
photographs around their living grounds.
The Indians themselves show great
fear of having their pictures taken. since
1t is very dangerous to enter unknoyyn
rivers, on account of the hostile savages
much time is spent in obtaining as much
Information as possible from the natives
as to the habits of the tribes and the To-
cation of their camps.
AT the present moment I am making
preparations to locate the settlement of
the Parintintins Indians, who are sup
posed to live on the Rio Marmeltos, a
branch of the Madeira. The distance of
location from the Atlantic coast is about
1,900 miles. Since the greater part of
the state of Amazonas and Matte Crosse
IS unexplored the number of wild tribes
inhabiting those regions is unknown
Nest of those savages have never been
approached by white men. The Journey
from San Antonio up to Guajara- AIirim
Bolivia, can now be made on the almost
completed Madeira Mamore railroad a
distance of 1865 kilometers in a little less
than two days, while only a few years
ago this trip took several months going
over dangerous waterfalls and rapids.
THE constructed railroad is a lasting
mon ument of American engineering skill
The dramatic history of the building of
this road is well known. Northern Brazil
Is a country lacking development over a |
vast area at least, and not a country
incapable of development The principal
barrier. to this development has been :
want of transportation facilities, and
this, the Brazilian government I
has vigorously pushed to build this rail- I
road. And within less than a decade I
northern Brazil will disappear from the
list of unexplored regions of the globe |
The price paid for the conquest will be |
high, both in life and capital expended. |
but Brazil is a country of large and i'm /
portant things, and worthy of a wider
and better reputation than it possesses"
DR.. Won Teuber will return to New
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