Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-06
RIVER Of DOUBT
REALLY THERE,
SAYS EXPLORER
AIgat LANCE, Who Visited
Brazil for University of
Pennsylvania, Returns With
Trophies Of Fruitful Trip,

'NHf'NS " AfAl VI ' 7 fRf
New York, July 5.-Algot l.ange.
the Danish explorer. who was sent by
the University of Pennsylvania to
Brazil on an exploring ana arehaeo-
logical expedition, and has brought
back probably the finest collection OF
South American pottery. Indian ware
and specimens ever brought from the
vicinity of the Amazon. will not turn
any of his finds over to the univer-
siiy OF PennsylvanQ
Mr. LANCE severed his connection
with the university museum while in
Brazil. He will not discuss the rea-
sons for suddenly terminating his
services with the Pennsylvania insti-
tuition.
Fresh from the jungles OF Brazil,
where he explored hundreds of miles
of territory In the vicinity of the now
famous River of Doubt, Mr. Lange,
who returned last night. spent today
| with the customs authorities making
arrangements for bringing the mate
rial into the country lie unequivo-
oally upheld Colonel Roosevelt in his
contentious that the "River of Doubt
I had been placed on the map and
scored Arnold Henry Savage Lander
as faker.
While Mr.. Lange said the credit for
the discovery of the great l,000-milc-
long river should be given Colonel
/ Rondon, chief OF the Indian affairs
office of Brazil. who first sighted the
river long before Colonel Roosevelt
reached Brazil. the principal credit.
+ he said should go to the ex-president,
as he mapped the river and definitely
established it's course. Mr. DANCE was
within $50 miles of the river when
/ Roosevelt was In the wilds
Tells of Rooscvelt's Trip.
The explorer threw much interest
ling light upon the Roosevelt expedi-
ton lie said that the colonel I'M
ldoubtediy was a sick man., that he
had been operated upon at Para for
severe ulcers of the hip and that the
fever was an exceedingly dangerous
one. which probably would ineapael-
tate him for many months. Mrlange
also contracted the fever while III
the wilds
The people OF Brazil, he said, be
lieve that Colonel Roosevelt discov-
cred the river and | think IT now Is
well established fact that he put II
on the map. Mr. Lander has been as
credited He was paid $4,000 by the
Brazilian government to explore along
the eleventh latitude He did not do
the work well and | do not believe he
will show up again in Brazil.
The story OF the Lange expeditions
reads Ike tales from Stevenson. Soon
after his arrival in Brazil early in De-
feember. 1912 through some misun-
derstnnding with the management OF
the university museum. Mr.. Lange re-
signed. He instantly was taken up
by the Brazilian government ana
given charge of several expeditions by
the state of Para. in whose employ ne
remained until the close of last year.
when the state was dissolved
The most important expedition
from an archaeological standpoint was
an expedition made to mn island In
the delta of the Amazon river At this
point the river is about 1870 miles
wide. The island is more than 100
miles in length. 1t is known as Mario.
Mr.. Lange went there last December
and unearthed an ancient cemetery
from which he obtained more than
1000 ancient urns. many of them SUI
to 900 years old. This island, the eN-
plorer today said. virtually is sinking
INTO the std + VI o'N'iA a. Ah'''Nf''i
each year it is covered by the waters
of the Amazon. The explorer found
much of the pottery in the water, his
life being constantly in danger due to
the large number of aligators ana
man-eating fish which infest the re-
zion.
Tells of Nian-Eating Fish.
II see that the scientists said MI
f,.p lnnNnNflf
gardfng those man-eating fish. what
he saws is entirely true They are
about eight inches in length and are
known as paranhas. If man shoulu
fall in the water when q school OF
these fish were around he would De
dead before he swan ten yards Ihey
have small round mouth ana make
q strike at "A body, tear out piece Vi
flesh ard go away In an instant.
while at work excayatng on the
island | had to have man pack o.
me with stick to keep the fish anu
alligators away This Is large Dreea-
inc ground for alligators and, IN many I
is the most remarkaple pace
of it's kind in existence The anlhlais
gather on the island and, When ths
water goes down, they VIII pc IVuhu
in pools sometimes thirty mics troih
the river. Here they lie half In the
water and mud, and sometimes six OF
seven on top of each other. with zen
men and a cattle rancher we siloe
,016 Of them in three days Dne
measured sixteen feet. | had his SKIN
made into trunk cover. Many OF
far cattle in the dry season--lasso
tho cowboys-the island is used only
The alligators. This IS cohsiueie'
great fun.
'The pottery which got IN eNea.
waiting and in the water Is me hlos'
| ever have seen. IL sh"Ws
d high type Of civilization ana uhihls
Iakably points to large set1lehell' /
on the island in the past ages me
decorations, the magnificent dfaWlhs
mad painting rivals modern potteis
and has strong resemblance to ASH
mic work whether this will throw
any light on the question of the or
gin of the Indians | do not know pu'
II II is possible to show that the de-
signs ara Asiatic. we may be nearer
In determining the origin of the races
.In addition. we obtained numerous
IDOLS of magnificent workmanship
NJ ore than 1900 specimens wee o.
Iained. Some of the pottery $ very
large
Original Zig Leaf Worn
sstrhe most remarkable find was on
HE island when we brought to lisht
the original fig tree leaf used as
breech cloth The race That ohts
lived there wore projections made OUT
~ fine white clay and designed as a
leaf. The workmanship on these cay
specimens Is perfectly magnificent.
netfave IL would take a modern /