THE LONG TRAIL 



He was most essentially unselfish, and 

 wanted no more than would have been his 

 just due if the expedition, instead of being 

 owing entirely to him, both financially and 

 otherwise, had been planned and carried 

 out by all of us. He was a natural cham- 

 pion of the cause of every man, and not 

 only in his books would he carefully give 

 credit where it was due, but he would en- 

 deavor to bring about recognition through 

 outside channels. Thus he felt that Col- 

 onel Rondon deserved wide acknowledg- 

 ment for the years of exploring in the 

 Brazilian Hinterland; and he brought it 

 to the attention of the American and 

 British Geographical Societies. As a re- 

 sult, the former awarded the gold medal to 

 Colonel Rondon. In the same way father 

 championed the cause of the naturalists 

 who went with him on his expeditions. He 

 did his best to see that the museums to 

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