The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-28
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into each canoe, Personally / was
with Challenger Who WAS i'm a bcati,
Tic humor moving about ps ono IN "a
silent ecstasy aud hcomJug boneyo-
lcpcr from every feature, | have
had some experience OF him Ia other
moods, however ana shall be the
less surprised when the thunder,
storms suddenly como up amidst the
sunshine, II Is impossible To bo at
your ease, 1t Is equally impossible to
ho duh In his company. Tor ono "a
always IN state OF mlfltrcmulous
doubt 0s 20 what sudden turn his
formidable temper may take,
For two days We made our way up
"a good-siEed river some hundreds
OF yards broad. and dark in color
but transparent. so that ono could
usually see the bottom The afdu,
cnts ~ the Amazon are, half of
thcm. OF this nature, while the other
half are whtttsh and Opaque. the dit
ference depending upon the class OF
country thru which they have
flowed, Tho dark Indicate vegetable
decay, while the others point To
claycy soil. Twice I'VE eamc upon
rapids and in each ease made "a
portage OF hall q mile OF 30 Go avoid
them The woods on either side
were primtval. which are more easily
penetrated than woods OF tho second
growth. and wc had no great diffi-
Guilty In carry ms our canoes thru
them. How shall ] ever forget tho
solemn mystery OF ite The height OF
tho trees and the thickness 81 the
boltS exceeded anything which | IN
ms town bred lie could have imag
lined. shooting upwards Ia magnlfi
cent columns until. at an enormous
distance above our heads, We could
dimly discern tho spot whore they
threw ont their side branches into
Gothic upward curves which coal
csced 10 form one great matted Roof
of vrrdurc. thru which only an ocea
sional golden ray ~ sunshine shug
downwaris 20 trace thin dazzling
line OF light amidst the majestic ob.
SECURITY A. we walked uoiselessiy
amid the thick. soft carpet 81 decay
ing vegetation tho hush fct upon
our souls witch comes upon uy IN
the twilight % the Abby. and even
Professor Challenger full,chssted
notes sank 70 a Whisper. Alone,
should have been ignorant Of the
names OF these giant Rrowtha, but
our men OF science pointed out the
cedarH, the great silk cotton trees.
and the redwood trees. with ali that
profuson OF various plants which
has made this continent the chief
supplicr 10 the human race Of those
gifts u Nature which depend upon
tho vegetable world. wbilc il Is the
most backward IN those products
which come from animal HE vivid
orchids and wonderful o0lorcd Heb.
ems smoidercd upon the swarthy
trcc.truuka and whore a wandering
shaft q light fct upon the golden
ailamandH. the scarlet Niar.clugteFs
of tho tAcsonlA. or the rich deep
blue Of iponaca. the effect waa as
dream OF fairylaHd. In these
great wastes OF forest life. which
abhors darkness. struggles ever up,
wards to tho light Every plant.
even the smaller ones. curis and
wrtthes 70 the green surface. twin
ing Itself round its stronger and
taller brethren In the effort. Climb
ing plants are monatrous and luxuri
ant. but others witch have never
been known 10 climb elsewhere learn
the art as an escape from that som.
Der shadow. 80 that tho common
nettie. the jasmine. and even the
tacitara palm tree can be seen cir.
cling the stems Of the cedars and
striving TO reach their crowns. or
animal life there was no movement
amid the majestic vaultcd alsleE
which stretched from US as we
walked but "A constant movement far
above our heads told Of that multi.
tudiuous world Of snake and monkey.
bird and sioth. which lived IN thr
sunshine. and looked down In won.
der al our tiny. dark. stumbling
figures IN the obscure depths I'M
measurably below them. At dawn
and az sunset the howisr monkeys
screamed together and tho para
keets broke into shrill chatter. but
during the hot hours OF the day only
the full drone Of the insects. like
the beat Of a distant surf. filled the
ear, while nothing moved amid the
solemn yistas Of stupendous trunks.
fading away into the darkness which
held us IN. once some bandy.leggcd.
lurching creature. an ant-eator or a
bear scuttled clumsily amid the
shadows. II was the only sign oi
earth life which saw IN this great
/ Amazonian forest
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