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constituted Sea Urchin with all
privileges and emoluments, IL any,
appertaining thereto.
Attested: G. LINCOLN JOST.
COMDR. H. l.. LOOK
(Sealed with a large gold seal, sign
ed Neptunus ReX)
On the morning of the twelfth day,
about o'clock, we sighted Corcovado
and the Sugar Loaf. marking the en-
trance to the harbor of Rio de
|Janiero. which we entered about 10: 80
O'Clock. This ended the first leg of
our journey. We had steamed over
400 miles without stop. We had
passed Europe and sailed long way
parallel to the African coast. The
sun had gone to the north of us. We
had passed from the temperate and
through the torrid zone from Spring
through Summer into Fall. The
Southern Cross was nearly overhead.
The Southern consultations WED
with each other in brilliancy and
glory. We were in a new hemis-
phere. looking upon sights new to
most of us and expecting to see new
lands, new peoples and a new civili-
zation. We had passed through a
PHEASANT, eI1JOydDlc, ISStiui, SiOEiOuS
experience and were thrilled with
anticipated sights and experiences.
No more pleasant or restful voyage
can be taken than the one from New
York to Rio de Janeiro.
No Mountains in Brazil.
AS we neared Rio de Janeiro we
saw the ridges and the hills that
parallel the brazilian coast for a long
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that there are no mountains in
Brazil, except the chain of low-lying
ranges that parallel the eastern coast
line for many hundreds of miles
These are from $500 to 5000 feet
high and are much broken up into
hillock like mountains, green covered
with a stunted growth of trees and
shrubbery, none of it very large or
very high.
the beauty of Rio de Janeiro and
harbor. Islands, hills and shore peaks
stand like sentinels guarding the en-
trance. some of them green with
tropical verdure and others almost
wholly barren walls of solid rock
The Sugar Loaf and Corcovado, with
intervening hills and peaks stand out
imposingly, while Tzchui looms frown-
ingly in the background overlooking
the city and the Iar- -Game0 nArDOr
at it's base. The harbor is as nearly
landlocked as a harbor can be. The
entrance channel is of ample width
and depth. but narrow compared with
the eXpanse of water within. 1t is
said the harbor at Sydney, Australia,
alone rivals in beauty the harbor at
Rio. l can imagine none more beau
tiful.
The harbor has sufficient depth for
the largest ships and will float the
navies of the world. Brazil's entire
navy was there when we entered
two gunboats, three destroyers and
a few submarines. The gunboat that
was stolen a short time ago by a por
ton of it's crew was resting serenely
near the entrance. The harbor Is
encircled by green hills of varying
heights. Its expanse is interspersed
with islands. Upon many Of them
are buildings. On one of them, was
told, that there are about 1000 po-
litica1 prisoners. against whom no
charges have been filed, but who have
been there for several months. In
fact, Rio is now under martial law
and has been since the Sac Paulo
revolution.
City Well Lighted.
The city is splendidly lighted and
at night the harbor Is almost entirely
encircled with twinkling lights. The
hills come down from all sides and
cut the city up into many almost in
dependent sections. The Odd streets