The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-07
OFFICIAL REPORT
OUT ON 7. RS
OWN RIVER
Pan American Union Pub.
fishes First Formal State
ment on Rio Theodore. as
Brazilian Government Calls
it.

Washington. aug. THE official
report of the river mapped qua by.
Colonel Roosevelt durnp his recent
uYg through The interior OF brazil
hns just been icceiycd 10y Director
Gcacr,l John barrett of the pan
American union. IL is embodied In
an original communication to the
ptcsldcn, Of the Geographical society
Z. RIO o. JancirO from Colonel Rom
doni the Official representative OF the
brazilian government, Who accom-
painted Colonel Roosevelt. Al orig
iual rnslation OF tais communication
includes the prinrlpd authoritative
stutumclts Of Colonel Hondon.
10. the rufposo ct cnlightcning
The momi "rs of tee tCcogrtphicaD
b Getty a the yeograi hical result OBJ
tanned hy the iiu ,stvcE expedition, To
which was attached q Brazilian com
mission tor the purpose OF accom-
p,tnyiug u across .itu Wlids OF Matto,
Gtussc and AmaIonr. ! have The honor
&C informing You that the expedition
lett s Luis de CtregCs ON January .,
and arrived at The Liver DuNIda. the
point Oi crossing OF the telegraph
line, February 20. 1877. The distaace
%travciea was sfJ k4lomcters (5i2
mlles)
"Embarkiug on February % in
seven canoes, they decided TO explore
this river down stream. because from
that point on Il was unknown, as the
brazilian commission reported. This
expedition had been ordered TO go TO
the Conscience OF the rivers Aripauna
mud NHaaFaWha nod 49,. Lf4.NuN
charge OF an army officer, and the
telegraphic division had given il the
name Duyida. This Is the river. dis
covered In 1909 by the expedition
making the surveys for tho telegraph
line across Matte Cross and Anna
zonas. il would seem Ca be the chief
outlet for the River Castanha as well
as for the River Aripauna, known 20
Biographies and cartographcrs. II al
all, by its discharge into the Madeira
river
h Roosevelt expedition descended
this DuVida river. beginning at .! TO-
srocs l minute south latitude. and 60
dtsfecs Is minutes lonstitude (~est
Greenwich). They discovered :ho
mouths OF at least ninc rivers, passed
rapids and some hills, and noticed
rubber gatherors' huts. Tho entrance
into the real Aripauua river was
found on April 20, 1914. after de-
scending 555 kilomctors CfGa miles,,
at Z degrees 90 minutes south latitude
ana 60 degrees IS minutes west long
titudc, and this was al uthc end OF
the rapids. From this point down,
the trip was more comfortable. TO the
place where the Aripauna discharged
into the Madeira river 3 degrees 80
minutes south latitude, ana 80 dcgrces
30 minutes west longitude.
In honor OF the leader Of the Amer
lean expedition, Theldore Roosevelt.
IL was the desire OF the Brazilian ex.
rcditton, led by Colonel Rondon. a.
change the name OF the indennlt,
C%astanhd and Duvida rivers & IN,
now precisely determined stream ano
10 call ID the Rio Roosevelt" Thi,
Rio Theodore. the name nos adopted
boy the brazilian government as sug-
gcsicd by Dr. I.auto Muller, runs az,
most exactly north and south. as Ia,
accurate observations show. This IL
the FIRST time these cicntihc data hay,
been taken.