CONTENTS. 



XI 



Town. — Ascent of Cerro. — Picturesque View. — Harper's Weekly. — 

 Insects and Birds. — Annoying Delays. — An-angeinents for Voyage up 

 the Orinoco ...... Page 111 



CHAPTEK X. 



UP THE ORIXOCO. 



Farewell to Urbana. — Strait of Baraguan. — Mirage. — Harvest of Turtles' 

 Eggs. — Camp of Indians. — Santa Barbara. — Indian Simplicity and Be- 

 liefs. — Features of the Kiver. — Castillo de los Espaiioles. — A Legend. — 

 Piedra del Tigre. — Music in the Eocks. — Eaudal de Cariben. — Eio 

 Meta. — A Wild Scene. — Bats and Other Annoyances . 123 



CHAPTEE XI. 



THE GREAT CATARACTS OF THE ORINOCO. 



Grandeur of the Eapids of Aturos. — Passing the Cataracts. — Village of 

 Atures. — Weapons of the Natives. — Suffering from Insects. — Cave of 

 Ataruipe. — Beautiful Palms. — Arrive at the Eaudales de Maypures. — 

 Magnificent View of the Cataracts. — Thanksgiving Dinner. — Village 

 of Maypures. — Nature's Chronometer. — Farewell to the Orinoco. — At 

 San Fernando de Atabapo . . . . . lil 



CHAPTEE XII. 



ATABAPO AND UPPER RIO NEGRO. 



Village of San Fernando. — Ship-building. — Voyage up the Atabapo. — Its 

 Peculiar Features. — Arrival at Javita. — Portage to Pimichin. — Down 

 the Pimichin. — Eio Negro.— Village of Mor6a. — Scarcity of Food. — 

 Eepairing a Yankee Clock. — Arrangements for Voyage to the Ama- 

 zons. — Leave Morua. — San Carlos. — Enter Brazil . . 158 



CHAPTEE XIII. 



VOYAGE DOWN THE RIO NEGRO. 



First Glimpse of Portuguese Civilization. — Climate. — Cross the Equator. — 

 Cataracts of San Gabriel. — Grand Sceneiy.— Desertion of Guide. — 

 India-Euhber Manufacture. — Christmas on the Eio Negro. — Floating 

 at Night. — Beauty of the Southern Firmament. — Lost on the Eiver. — 

 Barcellos. — Geology of the Eio Negro. — Desolation of the Eiver. — 

 Eeach Manaos. — Tidings from the Quitonian Party of our Expedition. — 

 Farewell to the Eio Negro ..... 175 



