x NOTES OF A BOTANIST 



CHAPTER XXVI 



THE WOMEN-WARRIORS OF THE AMAZON: A HISTORICAL STUDY 



i A. * 



Orellana's report to Charles Y. Confirmatory statements- 

 Historians agree in their reality Condamine's testimony 



-The green Amazon stones Yelasco's testimony 

 Raleigh's statement Yan Heuvel Acuna's conclusion . 456 



CHAPTER XXYII 



THE ENGRAVED ROCKS OF THE RIO NEGRO AND CASIQUIARI 



Indian picture-writing The Laja de Capibara What the 

 figures mean Figures at the Cario Calipo The Paa- 

 puri's figures and their history At Jauarite Discussion 

 of their origin and purport . . . 474 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



A HIDDEN TREASURE OF THE IXC A- 



The story of Yalverde and his riches --The "Derrotero"' 

 or Guide to Llanganati Don Atanasio Guzman, the 

 botanist His map of Llanganati Lent to Spruce and 

 he copies it Description of it Spruce obtains a copy 

 of the " Derrotero " and translates it The translation- 

 Spruce's account of the attempts to rind the treasure by 

 means of the ' Guide ;; Their failure Explanation of the 

 Quichua terms on the map Editor's Critical Note con- 

 firmatory of the accuracy of Yalverde's "Guide," and 

 -uggesting another expedition .... 489 



GI.OARY OF NATIVE NAMI - . 519 



INDEX . -5-5 



