THE ORCHID WORLD. 



Camarang declared that they would not go 

 any further into territory of a different tribe, 

 with whom they did not live on the best of 

 terms. So we paid them off and let them 

 go. Two days later, after a difficult march 

 o\er mostly stony and more hilly ground, w-e 

 reached the first village of the Arecuna tribe, 

 on the Yuruani ri\ er, called Waibena ; the 

 old chief gave us a most cordial reception 

 and proudl)- reminded us of some former 



Even from the very two trees, between which 

 my hammock was slung, we could gather a 

 few plants. We placed, therefore, before 

 leaving this place a huge order with the kind 

 chief to have as many plants collected as 

 possible ; this speculation, however, we 

 found later on, was a complete failure. We 

 climbed the next day a bare and stony hill 

 of such formidable steepness that all the 

 former ascents seemed only child's play 



Mr. Kromer and his Troup of Carriers in the Forest at T^ohert's Place on the Camarang '^iiver. 



travellers whom he honoured with his 

 hospitality — Appun, Whiteley particularly. 

 Burke and Seidl. He willingly ordered some 

 of his own people off to fetch our loads left 

 behind, and even promised to supply us with 

 all available provisions he could spare at our 

 point of destination on Roraima, which was 

 then only another one and a half day's 

 journey away. In the wood-island, where we 

 had our camp adjoining the village, we 

 discovered some more Cattleyas growing. 



compared to this one, and the following day at 

 noon we came at last to the village of 

 Teroota, which stands on a small e.minence, 

 still in Venezuelan territory, and separated 

 from the southern slope of Roraima mountain 

 only by the narrow but steep bed of the 

 Kukenaam river, which here divides Vene- 

 zuela from Brazil. 



The fame of our approach had preceded 

 us. There stood at the entrance to his large 

 hut, and surrounded by his numerous family 



