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from rs to 90 degrees both summer
and winter with no apprcciahlc dir
ference In heat In moisture. how,
ever, Il is otherwise; nom December
70 May b. the period OF tho rains,
and during this time tho river slowly
rises until II attains a height ~ near,
~ 40 feet above ia low-water mark.
10 floods tho banks. extends IN great
lagoons over n m0nstrous waste pr
country, and forms huge district.
called locally the Gapo. which Is for
tho most part too mnrshy FOR foot
travel and too shallow Tor boating.
About June tho waters begin 10 fan.
and are az their lowest Ht October or
November. Thus our expedition was
M tho time OF tho dry season. when
tho great river and its tributaries
were more or less In a normal con.
dition,
The current OF the river Is n slight
one. the drop being not greater than
eight inches Ia a mile No stream
could be more convenient for navlga.
ton. since tho prevailing wind b.
southeast, and sailing boats may
make continuous progress TO the
Peruvian frontier. dropping down
again with tho current In our own
case the excellent engines OF tho Es-
merAlda could disregard the sluggish
flow Of the stream. and we made as
rapid progress as II We were nayi-
eating staguant lake. For three
days We steamed northwcstwards up
stream which even here. thou.
sand miles from It's mouth. was sim
40 enormous that from lbs center the
two banks were mere shadows upon
tho distant skyline, on tho fourth
day after leaving Manaos We turned
into a tributary which AT its mouth
was little smaller than tho main
stream. IL narrowed rapidly. how.
ever. and after to more days
steamlng wn reached an Indian vii.
lage, where tho Professor insisted
that we should land. and that the
Esmcralda should DO sent back 10
Manaos. We should soon come upon
rapids, no explained which would
make It's further use impossible. He
added privately that wo were now
approaching the door OF the un.
known country. and that the fewer
we took into our confidence the bet
ter Il would be. To this end also he
made each OF us give our word ~
honor that we should publish or sag
nothing which would give any exact
clue as 70 tho whereabouts OF our
travels. while tho servants were sol,
EMMY sworn 90 tho same effect. IL
IS for this reason that | ann com.
/ PEELED 10 be vague in my narrative.
and ! would warn my readers that
| In any map or diagram which ] may
| give tho relation OF places 20 each
| other may be correct, but tho points
OF the compass arc carefully con-
| fused. 50 that In no way can " be
taken as an actual guido 10 the
country. Professor Challenger rca-
sons for secrecy may bc valid or not
I but wo had no choice but 20 adopt
/ them. for he was prepared 10 nhan.
/ don tho whole expedition rather than
modify the conditions upon which he
would guide us,
| II was August when we snapped
our last link with the outer world
\ by bidding farewell 10 the Esmcralda.
Since then four days have passed
I during which we have engaged two
/ large canoes from the Indians. made
OF so light material tsklns over a
! bamboo framework that wa should
| be able to carry them round any Oh.
1 stacle. These we have loaded with
/ all our effects. aud have engaged two
/ additional Indians 10 help tis In the
| navigation. / understand that they
| are the very twp--Ataca and tpctu
by namc-who accompanied PROBES
sor Challenger upon his previous
! Journey. They appeared 20 be terri
| fled al the prospect OF repeating Il
over. but the chief has patriarchal
! powers in these countries, and II the
bargain Is good in his eyes the clans
| man has little choice in tho matter.
so tomorrow we disappear into the
unknown. This account am trans
hitting down the river by canoe
| and Il may be our last word 10 those
who are interested IN our fate. !
have, according TO our arrangement
addressed II 10 you. my dear Mr..
McArdlc, and | leave It totyour dis
| erection to delete. alter. or do what
you like with IL. From the aAsur
ance OF Professor Challenger's man
ner-and in spite OF the continued
| skepticism OF Professor Summcrlee
| II have no doubt that our leader
will make good his statement, and
that we are really on the eve Of some
most remarkable experiences.
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