CHAPTER XVIII 



THROUGH THE MONTANA OF CANELOS TO BANGS 

 (June 14 to July i, 1857) 



[THE Journal of this portion of Spruce's travels 

 is so full and interesting, and the district passed 

 through is in many respects so remarkable, that 

 I have no hesitation in printing the account of it 

 almost entire. In the half-century that has elapsed 

 since it was written no other English traveller has, 

 I believe, passed over it. Two German botanists 

 made the return journey from Banos to Canelos in 

 April 1894, when they had better weather than 

 Spruce ; but they describe the forest between the 

 Topo and Canelos as being quite uninhabited, and 

 the track so seldom traversed and so ill -defined 

 that even the guides lose their way !] 



CANELOS TO BANGS 

 ( fonrnat) 



finic 14, 1857. It was about 8 A.M. when we 

 got off. We had a steep slippery descent to the 

 Bombonasa, which was crossed with difficulty and 

 risk, as the turbid, swollen waters careered violently 

 among and over rocks and stones. We crossed 

 near where it is joined by a large stream (Tinguisa), 



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