Index 



407 



Puma. See Cougar 

 Puma-skin helmet, 230 

 Pyrineus, Lieutenant, 53, 270, 

 271, 28S, 297, 339-341 



"Queixa," the, 146 

 Quinine, 282 



Rain, severe storm of, 110; be- 

 ginning of rainy season, 112, 

 113; forty-eight hour fall of, 

 116, 117; 179, 190, 203, 205; 

 difficulties of travelling in 

 rainy season, 221 ; 226, 227, 

 235, 236, 254, 291; end of 

 rainy season, 306; 330 

 Rainey, Paul, hounds used by, 



119 

 Ramsey, 126 



Ranches, 125, 161-166 _ 

 Rapids, 164 ; a mishap in the, 221 ; 

 form serious obstacle, 257; 

 258, 262, 282, 331, 264-266, 268; 

 Broken Canoe, 269; 273-284, 

 292-297, 299-304; time spent in 

 going through, 306; note on, 

 307; 308-310, 318, 319, 321-324; 

 Panela, 331; Inferno, 335; In- 

 fernino, 337; Carupanan, 337; 

 last of the, 339 



"Regional Volunteers," 269 



Regions, healthy, 195, 203; enter 

 wilder, 208; rich and fertile, 

 298, 299; beautiful, 322 



Reinisch, Colonel Rondon's taxi- 

 dermist, 113, 234 



Rehgions, 5, 57-59; need for 

 churches of all, 58, 59; liberty 

 for all, 59 



Rheas, ostriches, 180 



Ribeiro, Miranda, 270 



Rickard, Tex, 41, 46 



Rifles, 5, 211, 234, 276; Appendix 

 B, 369, 382 



Riis, Jacob, 27 



Rio Branco, 331, 350 



Rio Cardozo, 319, 327, 335 



Rio de Janeiro, 8, 349 



Rio Grande do Sul, 219 



Rio Kermit, 283, 285, 349 



Rio Marciano Avila, 349 



Rio Negro, 343 



Rio Papagaio, 186, 200, 208; Fi- 

 ala's loss on, 221, 340 



Rio Sacre, 190, 194 



River of Doubt (Rio da Dii- 

 vida), 9, 135, 187; preparations 

 for descent of the, 246-248; 

 start down, 249; probable di- 

 rection of, 262; importance of 

 the, 284; possible course of, 

 284; formally christened Rio 

 Roosevelt, 286; conjectures as 

 to, 297; losses in rapids of, 

 307; junction of Rio Cardozo 

 and, 319; is put upon the map, 

 326, 327; length of the, 339, 

 342, 349; source of, 349 



Rivers, 6, 7, 216; hazards of de- 

 scending unknown, 221, 309; 

 methods of crossing, 229; 235; 

 courses and outlets of, 237, 238 



Robiliard, Mr., 344 



Rodeo, or round-up, 105 



Rodriguez, Doctor Barboso, 113 



Rogaciano, Lieutenant, 117, 119 



Rondon, Colonel Candido Mari- 

 ano da Silva, 8, 9, 51-55; out- 

 fit inspected by, 64; 66, 68; 

 characteristics of, 77; 79, 98, 

 114, 117, 119; explorations of, 

 132-135; 151-154; people of 

 Matto Grosso befriended by, 

 156; Indian service of Brazil 

 headed by, 157; Sepotuba 

 River explored and north- 

 western wilderness of Matto 

 Grosso opened by, 157; most 

 important exploring trip of, 

 158; 171, 181; his stories of 

 past experiences, 184, 187 ; 188- 

 190, 199 holds a council with 

 the Indians, 200; Utiarity Falls 

 discovered by, 200 ; gives pres- 

 ents to the Indians, 206; 208, 

 214; work of, 217; friendship 

 of Nhambiquaras for, 222; 

 224, 225, 227, 230; early life 

 and education of, 243; 247, 

 250, 251, 262, 269; his eight 



