Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27
BY GEORGE NJ. DYOTT.

PARA. Brazil. September gil de-
scended the Kulisevu River 26 days by
canoe. reaching the camp where Col
Eawcett abandoned the river and struck
overland to the east, I met the chle1
of the Anafuoua Indians, named Al
loioue. who said that he and two otner
men with two women helped to carry
Col Fawcett's cargo.
After much bargaining | persuaded
him to 60 with me. but could not
get him to tell about the tate OF COL
Fawcett.
We remained the night in the chiefs
house. where we found several things
belonging to Col. Fawcett. clothes ana
a tin trunk. also parts of lnstru-
ments He said that he was given
these things by another tribe called the
Galapalos, but l doubt it,
We followed Col. Fawcett's trail many
DAYS. We found evidence of his pas
sage. After hard going, we reached
the Maroca of the GALAPAGOS Indians.
They told me that the other tribe was
no GOOD. After giving them presents
they related how Col. Fawcett was
killed by the Indians five days after
passing east of Kuleune River.
Asked how they knew, they replied,
1--WE followed for four days, and we saw
the smoke from their campfire on the
fifth day. Then no more smoke. The
white men were good" they added.
"They we're killed by bad Indians. The
GALAPAGOS Indians no kill people
Scene of Killing.
We continued to the Kuluene River,
where we heard further news. TIE
GALAPAGOS Indians said that they had
followed the explorer and found where
the white men had been killed in the
jungle A string had been tied from
one tree to another with yellow and
black feathers hung on it as a sign
not to follow. Beyond this was the
scene of the killing We confronted
Alloique with this information, and he
then said that the killing was done by
the Suyas Indians, and that he had
not gone beyond the Kuluene River.
Alloioue then continued to tell me how
the Anafuqua Indians we're good men.
On reaching the Kuluene River he
developed quite a bit of knowledge of
the place and took me some distance
to the east, pointing out where Col.
Fawcett had gone and the abandoned
house where he had slept. Eventually
he said he could not go farther be-
cause of enemy tribes.
We went back to the Kuluene River
and descended it in an Indian canoe
with the same men, joining up with
my party once more where the Kuliseva
and kuluene united. On the way down
I tried to get Alloique to open up, but
he demanded presents, and had few
with me, besides other Indians were
coming with us to get presents also
! told Alloique that I would give a
rlde to the man who would show me
the place where the white men had
been killed. At once he said that he
would show me their bones, some of
which still remained. I made a bar
gain with him to go up the river again
In a few days. i.
Surrounded by Indians.
On reaching my party again found
tnat tney were surrounded by hundreds
OF Indians, all demanding axes and
knives. The Indians threatened to
help themselves, and the situation be-
came critical. To divide up our small
party was unwise, yet we could not all
go up the river, as some were Ill. I
was determined to go and had all ar
ranged, but when the morning came
Two OF my camaradas refused to ac-
company me.
They told me how "A young Indian
WhoFas with us and who spoke Portu-
guese had overheard ~Alloioue tell his
coinpa mons that we would not get very
faraHhat he would kill me the way
ne mad killed Col. Fawcett and then
sakeaeverything. told Alloique that I
ha0rdecided to take all my men and
that@We would leave next day, but he
Wen on in the night, thinking that it
wasA plot to kill him.
Rch day more Indians arrived in
car1p asking presents, and they would
nor take no for an answer They
threatened violence If we did not give
presents, and each hour we saw more
arr4fRls Of canoes full of armed war