NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITIONS yi 
September 1, 1920 Fishing about the mouth of Yariacocha; 2-8 Seining en- 
route down the Rio Pacaya to Bretana; 4-7 Packing, preserving, collecting para- 
sites, fishing at Bretana, in the back-waters of the Pacaya; 9 Waiting for the overdue 
launch Louie; down the Puinagua; 9 Down the lower Ucayali, waters greatly 
swollen, little fishing, to mouth of river on Rio Maranon; 10 Down the Maranon 
to Iquitos; 11-17 Buying fishes in market, packing, contracting for a run of re- 
distilled, high-proof alcohol, changing alcohols; 18-19 Guest of Senor Layet, my 
distiller, and his wife at their Hda. Ica up the Rio Itaya, poisoning in clear, wood- 
land streams; 20-28 Collecting in ponds and brooks near Iquitos, Maranon, Nanay, 
and cutoff lake Moronacocha, preserving, packing, and shipping fishes, preparations 
for next cruise; 29 Boarded the launch-transport Hercules on its tour of the frontier 
posts; 30 Getting equipment stored and adjusted to a crowded launch. 
October 1-2, 1920 Up the Rios Maranon and Tigre to the outpost on the Ecua- 
dorian frontier; 3-6 Up the Maranon against swollen and turbid waters, with poor 
fishing; 7-10 On up the Alto Maranon; 11 Obtained an additional supply of fish- 
poison; 12-13 Poisoning small woodland streams with cubé; 14-16 Continuous travel 
up the Rio Morona; 17 Seming Gosulimacocha; 18 Landing and embarking troops 
and officers, with their supplies, much rain, descending swollen Rio Morona; 19-20 
Replacing broken propeller shaft, on down Morona; 21-22 Up Alto Maranon to 
Puerto Melendez, river bank-full, swift, and turbid, no fishing; 23 Poisoning creek 
across from Pto. Melendez, aboard the Hercules, and on down the Maranon; 24-25 
Continuing down Alto Maranon to mouth of Rio Huallaga, left the Hercules; 
26 Awaiting the launch for the Huallaga, Adolfo; 27 Arrived late at Yurimaguas 
on the Huallaga; 28 Rented vacant store in which to live three weeks, official 
visits to subprefect and gobernador; 29-80 Preparation for work, getting helpers; 
31 Fishing at Lago Sanango upriver from Yurimaguas. 
November 1—2, 1920 Seining bars of Rio Paranapura, entering Huallaga just 
below city; 3-4 Poisoning creeks in forest inland from city; 5-6 Seining pasture 
ponds, rains, indoor work; 7 Trying swift waters of Rio Shanusi above city, seming 
bars of the Huallaga itself; 8-13 Rain, hiring men, buying cubé, short trips between 
rains; 14-17 Photography, preparing specimens, packing; 18 Boarded launch 
Adolfo; 19-21 Aboard the launch enroute to Iquitos, stopping frequently to trade; 
22-28 Buying fishes in Iquitos market, packing, shipping, developing film; 29- 
December 6 Aboard river 8.58. Sao Salvador Iquitos to Manaos, Brazil. 
December 7-8, 1920 Manaos, buying fishes; 9-13 Manaos to Para, Brazil, 
at the mouth of the Amazon; 14-17 Para, sightseeing, visiting museum, etc.; 
18—January 2, 1921 Aboard the freighter Hubert of the Booth Line, Para to New 
York. 
