Glimpses of the Guiana Wilderness. 5 



to see how she descended the steep mountainside, bowed under her 

 load, but she soon outdistanced me ; the load apparently not incon- 

 veniencing her in the least. 



To many people all Bucks look alike ; but in reality, every tribe has 

 distinct characteristics by which its members may be recognized. The 

 pictures I have shown are all of Akawoias, a tribe peculiar to British 

 Guiana. Very different are the Caribs shown in this picture. In many 

 ways the Caribs are superior to all other tribes of Guiana Their women 

 are the only ones who do not wear the bead aprons or queyus, but 

 instead use cloth laps. The men's laps are also distinctive, being orna- 

 mented and fringed, but the most characteristic mark of the true Carib is 

 the tuft of white King Vulture down worn on the forehead, as may be 

 seen in this photograph. 



Returning to Bartica, we'll start off on another trip up the Esse- 

 quibo. Nowadays few people travel up this river from Bartica on 

 account of the dangerous falls between Bartica and Rockstone. It was 

 to avoid these that the railway was built from Wismar across to 

 Rockstone. But I have made the trip several times without mishap and 

 thinK it one of the most interesting and exciting trips in the colony. 

 When Mr. Runcie was here I carried him by this route to Kaietuerk Falls, 

 for one of the principal objects of his visit was to film the boat trip 

 through the Essequibo rapids, which I described in Harper's Magazine 

 for January. This slide shows how our boat was hauled through an 

 enormous whirlpool, while the next view shows the men building a rude 

 palm-leaf shelter or " bush-tent " over the boat. 



On the islands in the rapids of the Essequibo are many beautiful 

 orchids. Here is a photograph of a fine specimen with over 180 flowers 

 on one plant, while the next view shows a spider monkey on a dead tree 

 being " filmed." A nearer view of the unwilling subject shows it trying to 

 " look pleasant." 



Among the most striking and typical features of the tropical forests 

 are the " bush ropes " or lianas. The picture shows how large these 

 vegetable cables grow and also how they are attached by roots to the 

 trees and grow downwards. How these gigantic vines grow is often a 

 puzzle to those unfamiliar with them. One gentleman told me he 

 couldn't understand hew slender vines could sprout straight up through 

 the air and catch hold of a tree a hundred feet above the earth. 



Having passed safely through the falls the traveller arrives at Rock- 

 stone, of which I show a view, and here I obtained some very remarkable 

 pictures on my last visit, for I had the good fortune to see Indians eating 

 " Cooshie ants'" These ants swarm but once a year and the Indians consider 

 the big, winged females, or queens, a great delicacy. It was a wonderful 

 sight to watch the Indians hopping about among the ants, their legs 

 streaming with blood from the bites, while they caught the queens and 

 pulled off wings and jaws. When a good supply was gathered they 



