The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-19

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ton" Rattin said.
Mrs Fawcett furnished a descrip-
ton Of q few characteristics OF her
husband which Rattin expected to
be very helpful. His hands were
very unusual, she said. with very
long palms and short fingers, con-
spicuously webbed. He carried a
strange black statuette, given him
by Sir Rider Haggard on all his
exploration trips. He wore sig
net ring bearing the family crest
dolphin.
Mrs Fawcett thought the statu-
cite was OF South American origin
and that her husband carried 1t
hoping 1t would be useful In pro-
noting friendship with the In
dams.
British Consul General Charles
Goodwin said he was convinced OF
Rattins sincerity after seeing his
maps and listening to his strange
story of the jungle.
"Rattin's story IL so close to the
facts In Colonel Fawcett's disap-
pearance and his statements ring
so true that we are going into the
matter further" Goodwin said.
Rattin described the man he be-
lieved to be Colonel Fawcett as
follows: About feet IL inches
tall, 10 pounds; blue eyes with u
yellowish tinge in the iris; sew
eral gold filled teeth; two frontal
uppers missing; wearing one ring
which apparently was set with a
ruby and another of greenish stone
with light stripes: figure of lion
engraved on the second ring; fore
head high, nose aqueline; heavy
hair. The descriptions from Eu-
rope were very similar.
Rattin is short, swarthy man
deeply tanned by years of exposure
to the jungle sun. lie has a
moustache. is five feet six inches
tall, and weighs about 1870 pounds.
Rattin was born at Saint Galent,
Switzerland. in 1890, and came to
the Argentine 26 years ago.
Two years later he went into the
region of the Gran Chaco and be-
gan trapping and living with the
Indians. He was known among
them as the "Cacique Rubio," or
blond chief.
Rattin claims he once rescued
an Argentine society party on a
hunting expedition in the Chaco.
He Travelled extensively on the
| frontiers of Bolivia, Argentine,
Chile and Brazil. trapping and
seeking gold and precious stones.
Rattin went to Mexico in 1915
where he made a living as a trap
per among the Bacatete and
Yaqui Indians. He came back to
| South America in 1916 and began
trading. trapping and hunting for
diamonds in the Matte Crosse
country IA years ago.
The trapper is usually quiet and
composed but occasionally bursts
into fits of temper. When he was
told by General Candida Rondon,
veteran Brazilian jungle expert
| descended from Malta Crosse In
dams, that he did not believe his
story, Rattin flew into rage. He
said General Rondon had searched
for Fawcett unsuccessfully. while
he, Rattin. had found the missing
explorer only by luck.
Rattin had conference OF four
hours with the general. chief guide
and interpreter for the expedition
headed by the late Theodore
Roosevelt which explored the
River of Doubt. Rondon did not
doubt that Rattln had seen white
man In the jungle, but did not be-
lieye the man was Colonel Faw-
cett.
London, March I9-tuP)-The
description OF the white man re-
portedly found In the Brazilian
jungies by stephan Rattin tailed
In many respects with the descrip-
ton OF Colonel y. II. Faweett
given by the explorers sister. Mr.
~. u. Isaeke.
II follows
"de was about six feet and one
inch tall and weighed over 40
pounds. although he might have
lost weight IN the jungle. Iils
eyes were blue with u yeilowinh
tint We had several gold ililed