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HOUSE-BOAT TIED TO DEAD TREE MANY MILES FROM DRY LAND 
The open space gave sunlight, cooling breezes, and freedom from insects, and the deep, 
clear water invited the morning and evening swim. Fish of several species were very 
numerous. 
the naturalization of strange foreign ani- 
mals like the hippopotamus, the water- 
buck, and numerous other interesting or 
valuable animals suited to these sur- 
roundings. 
Shooting, under a Federal license, of 
predaceous animals like the jaguar, 
puma, and ocelot could be permitted, 
while up the now navigable valleys lead- 
ing into the Panaman wilderness hunt- 
ing parties would enjoy a variety of 
sport with the minimum of discomfort 
or loss of time. Many of the wildest dis- 
tricts, unsurpassed in all of South Amer- 
ica, can be reached from our northerly 
cities in less time than it now takes to 
visit the remoter portions of the Rocky 
Mountains or hunting resorts in upper 
Canada. 
At a trifling cost a resident superin- 
tendent of zodlogy and botany could be 
maintained, with all the benefits follow- 
ing the scientific study of plant and ani- 
mal life of our only continental posses- 
sion in the Southern Hemisphere; and 
here would come the representatives 
from our great museums and other sci- 
entific organizations, were it possible for 
them to receive the codperation of 
trained resident experts, thus avoiding 
the delay and wasted efforts such as were 
suffered by the present expedition, where 
half the time was occupied in outfitting 
and acquiring reliable information. 
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