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INDEX 



RibeirOj Miranda, 252 



Rickard, Tex, 39, 43 



Rifles, 5, 198, 220, 258 ; Appendix B, 

 342, 352 



Rio Branco, 310 



Rio Cardozo, 298, 306, 314 



Rio de Janeiro, 7, 326 



Rio Grande do Sul, 206 



Rio Kermit, 265, 267, 327 



Rio Marciano AvUa, 327 



Rio Negro, 321 



Rio Papagaio, 174, 187, 194 ; Fiala's 

 loss on, 207, 208, 321 



Rio Sacre, 178, 181 



River of Doubt (Rio da Diivida), 8, 

 126, 175 ; preparations for descent 

 of the, 231, 232 ; start down, 232 ; 

 probable direction of, 245 ; im- 

 portance of the, 266 ; possible 

 course of, 266 ; forEaally christened 

 Rio Roosevelt, 267 ; conjectures 

 as to, 278 ; losses in rapids of, 287 ; 

 junction of Rio Cardozo and, 298 ; 

 is put upon the map, 305, 306 ; 

 length of the, 318, 320, 326 ; source 

 of, 327 



Rivers, 6, 7, 203; hazards of de- 

 scending unknown, 207, 288, 289 ; 

 methods of crossing, 214, 220 ; 

 courses and outlets of, 223 



RobUiard, Mr., 322 



Rodeo, or round-up, 98 



Rodriguez, Doctor Barboso, 105 



Rogaciano, Lieutenant, 110, 111 



Rondon, Colonel Candido Mariano 

 da Silva, 8, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 ; out- 

 fit inspected by, 60 ; characteristics 

 of, 72, 74, 92, 106, 109, 111 ; ex- 

 plorations of, 124, 125, 126, 141, 

 144, 146 ; people of Matto Grosso 

 befriended by, 146 ; Indian service 

 of Brazil headed by, 147 ; Sepotuba 

 River explored and north-western 

 wilderness of Matto Grosso opened 

 by, 147 ; most important exploring 

 trip of, 147, 148, 160, 169; his 

 stories of past experiences, 172, 

 175, 176, 177, 178 ; holds a council 

 with the Indians, 187 ; Utiarity 

 Falls discovered by, 187 ; gives 

 presents to the Indians, 193, 195- 

 198 ; work of, 203 ; friendship of 

 Nhambiquaras for, 208, 209, 211, 

 213, 215 ; early life and education 

 of, 228, 231, 233, 234, 245, 252 ; 

 Lis eight months' exploration, 252, 



253, 261, 264, 265, 266, 267; 

 formally christens Rio Roosevelt, 

 267, 268, 277, 279, 281, 282 ; trail 

 cut by, 284, 285, 287, 288, 291 ; 

 his decision as to murderer, 296, 

 296, 300, 307 ; reads record of 

 party's accomplishments, 319, 320 ; 

 good-bye to, 322, 325 ; Appendix A, 

 334 ; charges made against Mr. 

 Savage Landor by, 336, 336 



Roosevelt, Kermit, 4, 6, 63, 64, 69, 

 70, 73, 74, 77, 78, 79, 87, 107, 110 ; 

 speed and endurance of, 110, 111, 

 146, 151, 162, 171, 176, 190, 195, 

 220, 225, 231, 233, 234, 243, 248, 

 249,252,264,257; accident befalls, 

 258, 259, 261, 264; river called 

 after, 266, 268, 272, 277, 279, 282, 

 283 ; his experience of rope work, 

 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 290 ; 

 his bridge -building experience, 290, 

 291, 292 ; fever attacks, 297, 298, 

 303, 307, 308, 316, 317 ; Appen- 

 dix B, 343 



Roosevelt, Theodore : is invited to 

 attempt descent of unknown river, 

 8 ; reception to, 44, 45 ; Dom 

 Joao's gift to, 105 ; receives sUver- 

 mounted saddle and bridle, 159 ; 

 unknown river formally christened 

 for, 267 ; injures his leg, 297 ; has 

 an attack of fever, 297 ; his illness 

 increases, 307 ; quotation from 

 Colonel Rondon's letter to. Ap- 

 pendix A, note, 336, 337 ; his sug- 

 gestions for outfits in South Ameri- 

 can wilderness, 342, 343, 359 ; his 

 report to General Lauro Miiller, 

 360, 361 



Rope, Appendix B, 348 



Rubber-gatherers, 204, 303, 305 ; act 

 as guide, 309 ; homes of, 310, 311, 

 312 ; work of, in opening wilder- 

 ness, 313 ; hard lives of, 314 ; ad- 

 ventures of, 316 



Saddles, Appendix B, 347 



Salto Bello waterfall, 181, 182; 

 future value of, 182 ; splendid op- 

 portunities for settlement in region 

 of, 182, 183; breakfast at the, 

 186 



Sao Joao fazenda, arrival at, 97, 98, 

 near hamlet of, 318, 320 



Sao Louren90, 106-113 ; junction of 

 Paraguay and, 116 



