Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-03-02
BACK FROM SOUTH AMERICA
Prof. G.. X. Cherrie of Newfane Ar
rives Safely in New York - Rio
Roosevelt Placed on Map.


The River Of Doubt is to get on the
map, and if the Brazilian government
can make it possible this jungle stream
in Brazil will perpetuate for all time
the exploration trip of Colonel Roose-
welt, which will leave only one ques-
ton open for continued discussion by
explorers and geographers-the ques.
ton of whether or not the waters at
certain points of the river flow uphill
or down. This information was brought
to New York by George X. Cherrie of
Newfane, naturalist and collector for
the American Museum of Natural His
tory, who returned from an exploring
trip of ten months on Feb. 20, via the
steamship Rio de Janeiro, from Para.
He was a member of the Roosevelt ex-
| petition and was forced to return on
that previous trip with his work in
complete because of the serious illness
of Colonel Roosevelt from jungle fever
can official map is being prepared
| by the Brazilian government to mark
the river as the Rio Roosevelt said
Mr.. Cherrie last week. "Records con
corning the river and its adjacent ter
ritory and other sections traverscd by
the Roosevelt expedition are being pre-
| pared from copies of the data obtained
| by Colonel Roosevelt. 1t may be re-
called that Colonel Rondon. chief of
the Brazil Telegraph Communications,
discovered the source of this stream,
but the main part of the river, then I'M
explored, he named the 'River of
Doubt He says Colonel Roosevelt has
removed the doubt. -
Mr. Cherrie brought back some 5000
.,.1
and 1900 photographs of wild animal
life for the museum. This was his
twenty eighth tropical exploration trip.
He had only native guides for com
panions throughout his long stay in the
jungle After weeks of travel on small
boats, muleback, and afoot, Cherrie and
his native guides reached their head
quarters near the Paraguay river, in
the marsh regions of the state of Mat
to Crosse, Brazil
''From this point we worked back
and forth for distance of 100 miles, .
sair Mr.. Cherrio. "Contrary to popu
lar impression of the bird life of this
part of the tropics, we found that most
of the birds were inconspicuous in col
orings, although there were few ex
ceptions of brilliant plumage. Most OF
| ~
Some of the specimens obtained in
clude birds, eggs, and nests not know
to science. One of the photographs
shows a Brazilian ostrich, which is les
than one-half the size of the african
specimens. This picture was takel
when the male ostrich was sitting on
nest a yard square, containing thirty
seven eggs. The naturalist spent man,
hours and many days in approaching
birds and animals for these pictures
"Snakes didn't bother us much il
daylight, but at night they move'
about in such numbers that we had t.
keep close to the CAMPFIRE said he
owe found the greatest paradise o
deer that I had ever come across any
where, and ] have had large experienc
with that game. One day we cam
across group of forty deer. They in
habited the marsh regions, where W
had to hunt them on horseback. Al
American ranchman supplied us witt
the hunting mounts. There are II,
deer in the United States like the small
Brazilian type. The Brazilian marsl
deer are relocated, with black tails ;
l The naturalist made the notable dis
p covery that the giant anteatcrs of Bra
G I'll climb trees. He obtained goo,
f specimens of the jabiru, or giant stork
, and the woodhewers, a bird somewha
f resembling the American woodpeckel
= The woodhewers build the most re
5 markable nests he said, which hav
entrance tunnels like the miniature sui
f ways. The nests average two to tire
e yards in length, divided by numerou
X apartments, all opening to the tunnc
Y entrance. Nests of parrots, not pre-
y viously described or gathered for tn
! museum, were found to be twelve fee
p more birds dwelled.