Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07
WITH ROOSEVELT
HUNT IN THE
Colonel Relates More of His
Adventures With. Jungle
DenizenS.

[From Colonel Roosevelt's fourth article
describing his journey in the Brazilian
wilderness, in Scribner's Magazine for
July. 1914 Copyright. 1914. by Charles
Scribner's Sons.
tn HE most important part of our
trip turns out to be that down
the Unknown river. In view
of the discussion that has taken
place about this river it is perhaps best
to make this short statement in refer.
ence thereto. The full account-and
the only account-of our trip down the
river will be given in the october and
November numbers of Scribner's Mag
aZine.
We put upon the map an unknown
! river, in length and volume roughly
corresponding to the Elbe, the Rhine
and the Rhone and Saone. The upper
course Of this river, where we went
down it, had never hitherto been trav-
ersed nor the adjoining country visited
by any civilized man. The lower course
had for years been known to the rub
Der men, but the photographers not
only of Europe and the United States
but Of Brazil were so totally ignorant
Of 1t that not hint of its existence is
to be found on the map. For example,
the map Of South America furnished
US by the American Museum Of Nat
ural History, an excellent publication
by fellow Of the Royal Geographical
society, and as good as any other map,
contains not only no hint Of the course
Of the river, but not even a name for
the dotted outline which ! suppose
probably was meant to indicate the
mouth of the river where it entered
the Madeira. On Brazilian map
saw this dotted outline given the name
by which 1t Is known by the rubber
men, Ariponan. but 1t was still left In
as a creek, the mapmaker having no
idea whatever Of its size or Importance
Colonel Kills Tapir.
Telling of an exciting tnpir hunt,
Colonel Roosevelt says:
The tapir was coming downstream
at great rate, only its queer head
above water. while the dugouts were
closing rapidly on it. the padders ut
tering loud cries. AS the tapir TUNED
slightly to one side or the other the
long, slightly upturned snout and the
strongly pronounced arch Of the crest
along the head and upper neck gave
II a marked and unusual aspect
could not shoot. for 1t was directly
t.. lin mi no ,f,U d,,u
outs. Suddenly it dived, the snout be-
ing slightly curved downward as 1t
did So There was no trace Of 1t: we
gazed eagerly in all dlrections; the
dugout in front came alongside our
canoe, and the paddlers rested. their
paddles ready.
Then we made out the tapir Chamber.
ing up the bank. 1t had dived at right
angles to the course 1t was following
and swum under water to the very
edge of the shore. rising under the
overhanging tree branches at point
where a drinking trail for game led
down a break in the bank. The
branches partially hid it, and 1t was
in deep shadow, so that.it did not Of.
fer a very good shot.
My bullet went too far back, and the
tapir disappeared In the forest at a
gallop as If unhurt. although the bull
let really secured 1t by making 1t un.
willing to trust to its speed and leave
the neighborhood Of the water.
An Exciting Chase.
Three or four Of the hounds were by
this time swimming the river. leaving
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