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| CHAPTER XVI. 
VOYAGE DOWN THE RIO APURE. 
_ San Fernando—Commencement of the Rainy Season—Progress of 
Atmospherical Phenomena—Cetaceous Animals—Voyage down 
the Rio Apure—Vegetation and Wild Animals —Crocodiles, 
Chiguires, and Jaguars—Don Ignacio and Donna Isabella— 
Water-fowl—Nocturnal Howlings in the Forest—Caribe-fish— 
Adventure with a Jaguar— Manatees— Mouth of the Rio 
CHAPTER XVII. 
VOYAGE UP THE ORINOCO. 
Ascent of the Orinoco—Port of Encaramada—tTraditions of a Uni- 
_ versal Deluge—Gathering of Turtles’ Eggs—Two Species de- : 
scribed—Mode of collecting the Eggs and of manufacturing the 
Oil —Probable Number of these Animals on the Orinoco—Decora- 
tions of the Indians—Encampment of Pararuma—Height of the 
Inundations of the Orinoco—Rapids of Tabage,.................219 
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CHAPTER XVIII. 
VOYAGE UP THE ORINOCO CONTINUED. 
Mission of Atures—Epidemic Fevers—Black Crust of Granitic 
Rocks—Causes of Depopulation of the Missions—Falls of Apures 
—Scenery—Anecdote of a Jaguar—Domestic Animals—Wild 
Man of the Woods—Mosquitoes and other poisonous Insects— 
Mission and Cataracts of Maypures—Scenery—Inhabitants— 
Spice-trees—San Fernando de Atabipo—San Baltasar—The 
Mother’s Rock—Vegetation—Dolphins—San Antonio de Javi- 
ta—Indians—Elastic Gum—Serpents—Portage of the Pimichin 
—Arrival at the Rio Negro, a Branch of the Amazon—Ascent 
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