12 CONTENTS. 



Jaguars Don Ignacio and Donna Isabella Water-fowl Nocturnal 

 Ilovvlings in the Forest Caribe-fish Adventure with a Jaguar Ma- 

 natees Mouth of the Rio Apure 174 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 VOYAGE UP THE ORINOCO. 



Ascent of the Orinoco Port of Encaramadm Traditions of a universal 

 Deluge Gathering of Turtles' Eggs Two Species described Mode 

 of collecting the Eggs and of manufacturing the Oil Probable Num- 

 ber of these Animals on the Orinoco Decorations of the Indians- 

 Encampment of Pararuma Height of the Inundations of the Ori- 

 noco Ilapids of Tabage 189 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



VOYAGE UP THE ORINOCO CONTINUED. 



Mission of Atures Epidemic Fevers Black Crust of Granitic Rocks- 

 Causes of Depopulation of the Missions Falls of Apures Scenery 

 Anecdote of a Jaguar Domestic Animals Wild Man of the Wooda 

 Mosquitoes and other poisonous Insects Mission and Cataracts of 

 Maypures Scenery Inhabitants Spice-trees San Fernando de Ata- 

 bipo San Baltasar The] Mother's Rock Vegetation Dolphins 

 San Antonio de Javita Indians Elastic Gum Serpents Portage of 

 the Pimichin Arrival at the Rio Negro, a Branch of the Amazon 

 Ascent of the Casiquiare 206 



CHAPTER XIX. 



ROUTE FROM ESMERALDA TO ANGOSTURA. 



Mission of Esmeralda Curare Poison Indians Duida Mountain- 

 Descent of the Orinoco Cave of Ataruipe Raudalito of Carucari 

 Mission of Uruana Character of the Otomacs Clay eaten by the Na- 

 tives Arrival at Angostura The Travellers attacked by Fever Fe- 

 rocity of the Crocodiles 234 



CHAPTER XX. 



JOURNEY ACROSS THE LLANOS TO NEW-BARCELONA. 



Departure from Angostura Village of Cari Natives New-Barcelona 

 Hot Springs Crocodiles Passage to Cumana 248 



CHAPTER XXI. 



PASSAGE TO HAVANA, AND RESIDENCE IN CUBA. 



Passage from New-Barcelona to Havana Description of the latter Ex 

 tent of Cuba Geological Constitution Vegetation Climate Popula 



