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aggregation around that light after it had been running for 

 about an hour was something marvelous to see. The cloud of 

 insects was so thick right around the light that it was a matter 

 of rushing in and picking out a couple of specimens which had 

 lighted on the sheet (the light was backed by a 20 by 12 foot 

 canvas sheet) and then backing off for 50 feet and cleaning the 

 small insects out of eyes, nose and mouth. It was simply won- 

 derful to see the bunch of stuff that came to that light. Not 

 only were moths attracted, but flies, dragonflies, butterflies, 

 wasps, bees, and every order of insect on the list. Bats and 

 small birds also came. I never had such collecting before and I 

 didn't think there were so many bugs in the world. Another 

 remarkable thing brought to my notice was the fact that there 

 were no large numbers of any one species, but the crowds were 

 made up of hundreds and thousands of different species. Of 

 course, I picked out the fine things as I could only take care of 

 a limited number. I picked out a couple of sample boxes of 

 strange and curious and grotesque insects of various orders, 

 and some of the things I got were strange and wonderful to be- 

 hold, some of the giant forms of the Mantidse and Phasmidse 

 are most peculiar looking creations ! I couldn't begin to tell you 

 all the great experiences, and wonderful things I saw in this 

 marvelous country, but the trip was one that I will never regret 

 and I expect in the next few years to visit South America 

 again. I also saw one of the greatest waterfalls in the world, 

 the great Kaieteur Falls of the Potaro River. It was a hard 

 trip to get there. I had to go light as I could only get over the 

 last 40 miles by moving without any collecting outfit or any- 

 thing except just enough provisions to see me through. Very 

 few white men have ever seen this big waterfall, only five prior 

 to myself, I believe, and it entails a very hard trip. I got two 

 Indians and a native canoe, or 'Voodskin", and started. It took 

 us four days to cover the 40 miles as it was in bad rapids. It 

 was well worth seeing, and I'll never forget as long as I live the 

 first sight I got of this magnificent waterfall. It is 821 feet 

 sheer drop from the plateau into a narrow gorge surrounded by 

 giant forests and buried in this great tropical wilderness. It 

 was the most majestic work of nature I have ever looked at. 

 Niagara does not compare with it for grandeur and beauty. 



