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rection north, incUning to the east. Passing up the Tiete, in the first 

 three leagues is found the great Salto de Itapura (a great cascade), 

 to avoid which, the canoes are dragged sixty fathoms over-land. A 

 league above is the difficult fall of Itapura-mirim ; another league 

 upwards are the three falls, called Tres Irmaos, and Uttle more than 

 that distance onward, that of Itupiru, half a league long ; two leagues 

 further is the fall of U-aicurituba-mirim, and in the upper part of it 

 the small river Sucury enters the Tiete upon its north bank. One 

 league above it is the fall of Utupiba, a quarter of a league in length. 

 The same distance above is the fall of Araracangua-uassu, which is 

 passed with unloaded canoes. Five leagues above this is found the 

 Araracangua-mirim ; one league further, the Arassatuba, and at the 

 same distance, the U-aicurituba, from which, in the space of nine 

 leagues, occur seven falls. Three and a half leagues above the last 

 of them is that of the Escaramunca, so called from the abrupt 

 windings of the river among a thousand rocks and stoppages. Two 

 leagues above this is the large fall of Avanhandava, where the canoes 

 are unloaded, and their cargoes carried half a mile over-land *, and 

 the canoes hauled the greatest part of the way, to avoid a cataract 

 sixteen yards perpendicular. A league and a half above this is the 

 fall of Avanhandava-mirim, and very near it, that of the Campo, 

 from which there are fourteen leagues of clear navigation to those of 

 the Camboyu-voca, and next to the Tambau-mirim and Uassu, both 

 within the compass of two leagues. One league further is the fall 

 of Tambitiririca ; three leagues from thence, the U-amicanga, and a 

 little more than two leagues upwards, the Jacuripipira enters the 

 Tiete on the north side, and has a mouth fifteen fathoms broad. A 



* The labour of dragging the canoes over-land to avoid the cataracts might be much les- 

 sened (where the finest timber is in such abundance), if Government were to order rail-ways 

 to be made, upon which loaded canoe? might easily be drawn on wheels. This would more 

 facilitate the intercourse than any other measure, and, from the present enterprising spirit 

 and wisdom of the Prince Regent's ministers, we may soon hope to see it put in practice. 



