the goods in a covered space. These Turks travel ag pedlars 
for years about on the rivers, selling their goods for money or 
rubber. This commerce is designated Regatao and is not favored 
by proprietors, who sometimes forbid stopping in their territory. 
The seringueiro can not only buy cheaper of them, but can dis- 
pose of caoutchouc surreptitiously. 
Those who encounter favorable conditions on the Acre, who 
are diligent and economical, can, by working in the rubber in- 
dustry, or in any other field of activity, soon acquire a property. 
The majority, however, squander their earnings on trips to 
Manaos, Para or Ceara, or suffer from sickness. 
Although hygienic conditions on the Acre have improved with 
the times and there are numerous healthy localities, malaria 
still prevails there a great deal, and other diseases, notably beri- 
beri, are often fatally prevalent. Many privations, caused by 
the difficulties of travel, and a certain amount of luxury, made 
possible by the large earnings, often contrast with one another. 
From Acre, during the year, about 5,000 tons of fine rubber, 
inclusive of other rubber products, are exported, of which cer- 
tainly a portion comes from the adjacent territory. 
This quantity, according to the price of rubber, will represent 
a value of 20,000 to 75,000 contos of reis, about $5,000,000 to 
$15,600,000. These are figures that play a part in the total output 
of rubber, the importance of which isjncreased by its quality. 
3. THE ACRE TERRITORY. 
Previous to the Treaty of Petropolis, in 1908, between Brazil 
and Bolivia, the Acre Territory formed part of the State of 
Amazonas, one portion being, in fact, still in dispute. By virtue 
of this treaty the Acre Territory became Brazilian, Brazil in 
exchange paying £2,000,000 to Bolivia, an indemnity to an Ameri- 
can syndicate, and undertaking to construct the Madeira Mamore 
Railway. 
The Congress then empowered the Federal authorities to ad- 
minister the Territory until the question should be finally settled. 
The administration is much the same as that of the other 
States. Recent laws have tended to decentralize the administra- 
tion, the latest being one giving municipal independence. The 
three provinces of the Territory are: 
Upper Purus (capital Senna Madureira). 
Upper Jurua (capital Cruzeiro do Sul), and 
Upper Acre (capital Empreza). 
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