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among the bushes overhanging the water, but was lost 

 in the river. At a camping-place just below Karawa, a 

 young labarria had scuttled away almost from under our 

 feet, as we wandered in the forest in the early morning ; 

 while yet another labarria, on another occasion, had 

 been disturbed among the debris under a spreading semito 

 vine that covered the bushes by the houses at the same 

 settlement. Some time later on, yet another specimen 

 was secured — this time a large and rare colubrine, 

 8 or 9 ft. in length, and known to the Indians by the 

 name "haimarara." 



In the neighbourhood of the deserted settlement of 

 Karawa and upwards, the land becomes higher, with 

 steep clay banks, and at about three miles further on, at 

 Pongabi, on the East bank, where some years ago there 

 was another Indian settlement, large masses of granitic 

 rocks (syenite) rise above the river. Just above this, 

 the Booboo creek opens on the West bank. Along this 

 creek there is a large Indian village, situated on a hill, 

 and reached by a winding road, about a mile in length, 

 from the creek mouth, but of whose proximity, hidden 

 away as it is in the forest, the casual traveller along the 

 river would be absolutely unaware. The three settle- 

 ments, Ichiderie, Sarabaroo and Atakapara, which are to 

 be found higher up, are also similarly situated, and there 

 is nothing at the various creek openings to indicate their 

 existence. 



Booboo appears to be a thriving settlement, plea- 

 santly situated, and with fertile land in its vicinity. 

 Extensive cassava fields, and splendid clumps of banana 

 and plantain trees which almost surround the village, give 

 an air of plenty that is but seldom an apparenti eature of 



