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collection of the beautiful Coleoptera (beetles) 

 which were to be found there in great abundance." 

 No doubt these were obtained in some of the 

 newly-cleared plantations of the natives on the 

 road to the Napo river, which he explored for 

 some distance.] 



June 10 ( Wednesday].- -This day at 8 A.M. I got 

 off from Puca-yacu, where I had been waiting three 

 weeks. My companions had started on the last 

 day of May, and after their departure the Governor 

 went to Sara-yacu and with much trouble found 

 cargueros for me, as they had been frightened at 

 the large size of my trunks when I passed up. I 

 again lightened them as much as I could by selling 

 and giving to Don Gabriel and his family every- 

 thing not absolutely necessary, and for one trunk 

 in which I had deposited my drugs, barometer, and 

 some other valuables I paid two cargueros. The 

 pay to each was 3 D. 2 Rs., with three varas of 

 bretana (English calico), and to one who carried 

 a long but not heavy trunk I paid 4 D. and a 

 red handkerchief. They arrived at Puca-yacu on 

 Monday, but Tuesday being very rainy we could 

 not get off; the canoes, however, were put in readi- 

 ness for the following morning. There were four 

 of them, one lent me by the Governor and the rest 

 furnished by the Indians themselves, and intended 

 to be left in Canelos till their return. We started, 

 sixteen in number, for each of the seven cargueros 

 took with him a boy or young woman to carry his 

 food. The canoes are small, light, flat-bottomed, 

 not capable of carrying more than two of my 

 trunks. . . . 



[ June 1 2. Reaching Canelos in the morning, 



