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the Ourindouie Fall, and was able to prove its identity by publishing 

 a sketch he had made of the fall, in 1870, in the Daily Graphic of 

 November 29, 1907. Accounts of this fall, and of the mysterious 

 mountain of Roraiina, which, in common with Sir Robert Schomburgk, 

 at an earlier date, he in vain tried to ascend, are found in the above- 

 mentioned book. 



In 1873 to 1875 he was engaged in further exploration of the 

 Amazon River and its tributaries for the Amazon Steam Navigation 

 Company ; an account of his travels is given in his Fifteen Thousand 

 Miles on the Amazon and its Tributaries, London, 1878. Again, in 

 1887, 1889, and 1891 he examined gold placers and reefs in British 

 Guiana, and also at other times in Surinam. 



Daring this period, too, he was appointed by the Secretary of 

 State for India to report on the ruby mines of Burmah, which 

 resulted in a paper, written in conjunction with Professor J. W. Judd, 

 which was published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal 

 Society of London in 1896. This work is regarded as a classic 

 contribution to the history of corundum. 



Thereafter, in 1889 to 1902, he devoted his time chiefly to the 

 mining of gem-stone's in North Carolina, Ceylon, and New South 

 Wales, at Inverell ; and in later years was interested in the 

 development of certain graphite mines in Ceylon. 



Towards the latter part of his life, the hardships and vicissitudes 

 of travel in such varying climates, and the fevers contracted on the 

 Amazons, began to tell on his iron constitution, and it is almost 

 surprising that he reached the advanced age of 77 years. 



He had that rare quality of endearing himself to those with whom 

 he came in contact, whatever their race or creed ; and was a close 

 associate of such men as Judd and Bennett B rough. 



A lifelong friend, Dr. G. R. M. Pollard, who travelled with him 

 in British Guiana, wrote of Barrington Brown: "There was no one 

 more popular amongst his fellows than he, and I cherish the 

 memories of many pleasant hours spent in his companionship. 

 There was one characteristic that impressed everybody who came 

 into business relationship with him, and that was his absolute 

 integrity. His word was his bond ; and his transparent honesty 

 of purpose and fairness of dealing enabled him to manage and 

 control, without difficulty, the many uncertain tempers of the 

 men he had to employ in subordinate positions." 



Besides contributing various papers to the Quarterly Journal of 

 the Geological Society of London, to which he was elected a Fellow 

 in 1879, and to the Journal of the Anthropological Society, he 

 presented specimens, collected in his travels, to the Royal Gardens 

 at Kew, the British Museum, and the Royal United Service Institu- 

 tion at "Whitehall. A list of his published works is appended 

 (p. 238). 



After a life full of years useful to the cause of science and to our 

 knowledge of the world, he passed away peacefully, in London, in 

 his 78th year. 



C. B. B., TUN. 



