CONTENTS. 



CHAP. PACK 



XXX. We build a raft — The horned serpent— Good-bye to ' ' Palm- 



tree ViUa" — Mosquitoes and horse-flies — The rattlesnake — 



An ocelot, ..... . 284 



XXXI. The hunters hunted— Escape from peccaries— A jaguar hunt 



— An ibis — The caymans — The wild bulls, . . . 289 



XXXII. The king of the vultures — The ticks — L'Bncuerado frightened 



by a demon — The tapirs —Good-bye to the stream — The puma's 

 prey — A miserable night — Our departure— The savannah — 

 Lucien carried in a litter — Hunger and thirst— We abandon 

 our baggage and pets in despair, .... 298 



XXXIII. Thirst — L'Encuerado's return — The description of his journey — ■ 



Janet, Verdet, and Eougette —Hunting wild horses — Our 



last adventure — The return, ..... 307 



LIST OF ILLUSTEATIONS. 



Feontispiece. 



" We were just then passing through a plantation, " .... 13 



"At last, lagging a little, our party reached the foot of the mountains,'' 25 



" The basket and its bearer chased one another down the hill," . . 30 



" Almost immediately the foliage was pushed aside," .... 33 



" On hearing the uproar two Indian women came running towards us,'' 40 



" Behind us opened a dark, narrow ravine, with perpendicular sides," . 45 



" AVe now entered one of those glades," 50 



" It was really a first-rate meal," 65 



"The dog began to howl desperately," .... . 74 



" A flock of vultures attracted our attention," .... 79 



" Lucien loudly called out to me," .... . . 



" Sumichrast lialted near three gigantic stones," .... 



" A labyrinth of rocks brought us out in front of a stony rampart more 



than a hundred feet in height," 



" Sunset surprised us ere we had finished our labour," 

 " A shrub kept him from falling into the gulf," 



" The cataract," 



" A tiger-cat bounded forward and seized the pheasant," 



" The kite avoided the shock, and continued to rise in the air," 



" It looked like an immense pedestal, surmounted by two bronze statues," 141 



" Above us, the trees crossed their branches," 146 



" Then Sumichrast .... slid down the cord to the tree," . . . 148 



" I then ordered the Indian to light the fire," 150 



" The wUdest dreams could not picture a stranger style of architecture," 161 



" Five or six skulls seemed to glare at me through their empty orbits," . 162 



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