Observers' Field Reports 



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1913. 



29. WUlemstad, Curacao Island Feb. 3, 4. 



30. Barcelona, Venezuela Mar. 28. 



31. Cumana, Venezuela Apr. 1. 



32. Carupano, Venezuela Apr. 7. 



33. Port of Spain, Trinidad Apr. 17. 



34. Pedernalea, Venezuela May 28, 29. 



35. Tueupita, Venezuela May 30, 31. 



36. Barrancas, Venezuela June 1. 



37. San Felix, Venezuela June 3. 



38. Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela June 5. 



39. Moitaco, Venezuela June 12. 



40. Mapire, Venezuela June 13. 



41. El Tigre, Venezuela June 14. 



42. Las Bonita.s, Venezuela June 1.'5. 



43. Caicara, Venezuela June 17, IS. 



44. Casimirito, Venezuela June 20. 



45. La Urbana, Venezuela June 21 . 



46. Santa Maria, Venezuela June 23. 



47. Zamuro, Venezuela June 26, 27. 



48. Maipures, Venezuela July 1. 



49. Marida, Venezuela July 4. 



50. San Fernando de Atabapo, Venezuela July 7, 8. 



51. Baltazar, Venezuela July 



52. Yavita, Venezuela July 



53. Comunidad, Venezuela July 



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 14. 



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San Carlos, Venezuela July 23, 24. 



Cucuhy, Brazil July 27, 28. 



1913. 



66. San Maroelino, Brazil July 30, 31. 



57. San Felipe, Brazil Aug. 2. 



58. Umarituba, Brazil Aug. 4. 



59. Santa Isabel, Brazil Aug. 6. 



60. San Joaquim, Brazil Aug. 8. 



61. Sant Anna, Brazil Aug. 10. 



62. Barcellos, Brazil Aug. 11. 



63. Menena, Brazil Aug. 12. 



64. Inajatuba, Brazil Aug. 13. 



65. Ayrao, Brazil Aug. 14. 



66. Taupegafu, Brazil Aug. 15. 



67. Manaos, Brazil Sept. 17. 



68. Caracarahy, Brazil Oct. 6. 



69. Allianca, Brazil Oct. 7. 



70. Santa Maria, Brazil Oct. 9-11. 



71. San Francisco, Brazil Oct. 15. 



72. Campiiia, Brazil Oct. 23, 24. 



73. Boa Vista, Brazil Oct. 28. 



74. Fazenda "Porre," Brazil Nov. 1. 



75. Sauri-Wau River, British Guiana Nov. 6. 



76. Dadanawa, British Guiana Nov. 10. 



77. Yupukarri, Briti-sh Guiana Nov. 18. 



78. Apotori, British Guiana Nov. 23. 



79. Siparuni River Mouth, British Guiana Nov. 27, 28. 



80. Rockstone, British Guiana Dec. 2. 



81. Wismar, British Guiana Dec. 3. 



82. Georgetown, British Guiana Dec. 5, 6. 



All the Peruvian stations except Nos. 3, 5, 9, 10, and 13 were reached by steamer, the 

 excepted ones being along the railway. Steamers between Peruvian ports are frequent, 

 but this is not true for Ecuador, all ports except Guayaquil having only fortnightly service. 

 Because of the necessity of reaching Esmeraldas, Ecuador, in time for the total eclipse of 

 the sun on October 10, 1912, this point being in the path of totality, it was found to be 

 impossible to occupy all the stations assigned in the original instructions. After several 

 aggravating delays, I arrived by sailboat at Esmeraldas on October 7. Having made the 

 desired observations, I left on October 12 and, upon arrival at Panama, had to spend 

 several days in quarantine. En route to Caracas the station at Colon was reoccupied. Next 

 the trip through Western Venezuela was undertaken on November 15, which was inter- 

 rupted the latter part of December by an attack of fever. As soon as I had sufficiently 

 recovered from the fever, return was made to Maracaibo and Caracas, occupying a station 

 at Curagao Island en route. WTiile getting back to normal health, the time was occupied 

 with computations, obtaining maps, letters, and all available information concerning the 

 proposed trip from Trinidad to Manaos via the Orinoco River and the Rio Negro. 



Leaving Caracas on March 26, the stations Barcelona, Cumana, and Carupano were 

 occupied e7i route to Port of Spain, Trinidad, which was reached on April 12. These 

 stations were reached by steamer, except for a short railway trip from the coast port of 

 Quanta to Barcelona. At Port of Spain the station established by the Department in 

 1905 was reoccupied and then all attention was given to completing plans and preparations 

 for the next trip. 



Leaving Port of Spain on May 27, 1913, by launch, we arrived at Macuro, Venezuela, 

 on the same day, where we passed customs inspection and secured the necessary credentials. 

 The trip across the Gulf of Pariawas begun early the next morning and, after passing through 

 two severe squalls, Pedernales, where the first station of the trip was established, was finally 

 reached. Ciudad Bolivar, the fifth station, was reached on June 4. After some delay, the 

 journey up the river was continued on June 11, arriving at Caicara on June 17. Here a 

 day was lost in removing a broken rudder-shoe and replacing it by an improvised one. 

 Zamuro, the port of Atures, was reached on June 26, and the launch was then sent back to 

 Trinidad. Owing to the fact that a revolution of uncertain character was in progress in 

 the territory between Zamuro and the Brazilian frontier, the trip up from Ciudad Bolivar 

 had been attended with con.siderable worry. There was serious question as to the advisa- 

 bility of touching Zamuro, although a failure to do so meant the abandonment of the trip and 

 an immediate return to Trinidad. The colonel-in-command of the revolutionary forces 



