its afluents could only guess what lay beyond the gloomy 
forests on the shores. Their observations were confined to 
the river itself. To go one hundred yards from the margin 
of the stream to-day at almost any point is to enter unex- 
plored country and whoever continued such a journey would 
soon be swallowed up in the wilderness and to the world. 
« The branches of the Amazon reach out into the 
last large unexplored area of the earth’s habitable surface. 
In forests where the rumors of civilization have not-yet reach- 
ed and where the feet of white men have not made a 
pathway, the aboriginal peoples still live unseen their pri- 
mitive lives so far as we are able to form any opinion of 
these isolated inhabitants of the carth, they are peaceful 
and often so timid that the appearance of strangers is a 
signal for their flight. They are pitoresque in the extreme 
and live entirely on the natural products of the forest. They 
are without knowledge of agriculture, yet in many of the 
arts of life they present great skill and many of their so- 
cial customs often show an elaboration of savage art and 
practice quite remarkable»... Dr. Farabee, the leader of 
the expedition (p. 4).. « The regions which especially in- 
vite investigation are the following: the highlands lying 
along the borders of Brazil on the one hand and British 
and Dutch Guiana on the other; the region drained by the 
Araguaya and the Tocantins, the upper waters of the Rio 
Negro and its branches the Rio Branco and the Uapés, the 
Ueayali, and lastly the regions lying between the Madeira, 
the Purus, the Tapajoz and the upper Xingu.. «(p. 10)... 
« In September the South American expedition had reached 
the unexplored regions of the upper Uraricuera River in 
northern Brazil, close to the Venezuelan boundary... On 
the upper Uraracuera the expedition was on contact with 
remnants of three tribes: the Porocotos, Ajamaras and Za- 
pacas, remaining with them long enough to secure vocabu- 
laries and other informations, as well as to make collections 
and photographs. On the Majari River, a branch of the 
Uraracuera, some archaeological data were obtained. ( p.170 ). . 
Le. e. vol. VI. — pp. 1 Es; «. ., 86cond’ ‘jourevs... 
Leaving Para early in July, the expedition proceeded up 
the Ucayali River over three thousand miles from the mouth 
of the Amazon (p. 21) .. He will ascend the Alto-Purus 
River (p. 32). 
l. s. c. vol. VI: The Conebo Pottery. (pp. 94 ss). 
« The Conebo is one of several related tribes oceupy- 
ing the territory along the Alto-Ucavali River speaking 
dialects of the Pano language. Their cultures, while not 
identical, are very similar. One tribe may excel in the 
manufacture of one thing and supply its neighbors with 
that particular article. For exemple, the Piros make the 
best canoes and are the best canoemen; the Cashibos make 
