New Britain herald., 1930-01-14
BY J. TOZZI GALNAO

Galvao, explorer. on lis trips to the l Brazilian hinterland.
 BY J. TOZZI GALVAO
 Rio De Janeiro, Jan. 14. OP) = The River of Deaths runs into the Araguaya river out of one of the darkest corners of the world. ln this chaos of mountains. forests an open plains in the state of Matto Crosse are tens of thousands ff square miles of uneXplored territory inhabited by Indians, They retrea: ed into their mountain fastnesses as the rubber gatherers. and th2 "polaeiroS,' or medical root gather CTS, advanced with the gold hunters and established themselves along the waterways. Queer legends abound in these regions about the tribes being driven back.
 One of the most interesting tales refers to a man-like beast, half
 man and halt ape, the natives de- scribing it as follows: "A man. like creature about six feet in eight, with a large head and heavy jaws, covered with long brown har and having very long, power tul arms. It's feet are shaped like the bottom of a bottle, and when walking make a queer thump, like the drop of a heavy club endwis,, on the ground. It's language $ confined to growls."
 Bottle Feet Animal
 These animals arc called bot tle-feet,' and 1 am inclined to al init the possibility of the existence or some such extraordinary beast, for l have questioned many na- tive half-breeds in different parts or the country and they all tell me the same story and describe the creatures in the same way, al though they had never met nor corresponded with each other Tn " claim to have seen the bottle feet singly or in groups travelling across uneXplored stretches of jungle
 A positive vestige and one which offers greater possibilities for '''u'S tiilb J'n'clt tIl tIldll vel Ddl legends exists at the Amazon port of ltaceatiarl, more than a hun dred miles east of Manacs. Thcrr. during the dry season and when consequently the river level is lower, appear great stones abo:c the water carved all over with hieroglyphics. These have been translated from Syrian into ancient , Greek and then into modern GreeK by a resident of the state ot Amazonas, who has been working for 20 years in the collection Of material to discover from where the original inhabitants of the Amazon valley came This man has written four large volumes with 4.o00 pages of the translations which he worked out, and vas awarded q prize by the Brazilian government.
 Vases In River Banks
 The Crubu river. which joins the Amazon at a point opposite the junction of the Madeira. is ricn in antique vases discovered on it's banks and which bear old inscrip. tions in beautifully worked hand engraving. These tell of hardships endured by some primitive race in crossing a region described as "Atlantida" This is an interest ing fact 10 say the least. Stranger still, I believe that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle described a region that really exists in his story "The Lost World" To discover it will De the lot of some fortunate scientist.
 An exploring expedition on th.s continent, however, is a serious experience and not an enterprise 10 be rushed into headlonE with out the necessary preparation. Nowadays it is possible to travel as l did, in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, cro5'- ing the Andes mountains or the steaming vegetation of the low lands, with less danger than one incurs in the wilds of Brazil. where the "camaradas' or guides are more independent and variable. In Brazil the greatest care must be exercised in the selection of car riers, canoe men or muleteers. 1t is no small problem to discover the good ones, and a mistake in choos- ing will probably result in the failure of an expedition, through the "Camaradas" abandoning their job
 As to the organization of an eX- ploring party in Central Brazil, there should be a leader. besides the director or commander, who should know the country and the natives and cooperate with the nsntn1 " nuanl6lan