I30 NOTES OF A BOTANIST 
collection of the beautiful Coleoptera (beetles) 
which were to be found there in great abundance." 
No doubt these were obtained in some of the 
newly-cleared plantations of the natives on the 
road to the Napo river, which he explored for 
some distance.] 
Jttne lo {Wednesday). — This day at 8 a.m. I got 
off from Puca-yacu, where I had been waiting three 
weeks. My companions had started on the last 
day of May, and after their departure the Governor 
went to Sara-yacu and with much trouble found 
cargueros for me, as they had been frightened at 
the large size of my trunks when I passed up. I 
again lightened them as much as I could by selling 
and giving to Don Gabriel and his family every- 
thing not absolutely necessary, and for one trunk 
in which I had deposited my drugs, barometer, and 
some other valuables I paid two cargueros. The 
pay to each was 3 D. 2 Rs., with three varas of 
bretana (English calico), and to one who carried 
a long but not heavy trunk I paid 4 D. and a 
red handkerchief. They arrived at Puca-yacu on 
Monday, but Tuesday being very rainy we could 
not get off ; the canoes, however, were put in readi- 
ness for the following morning. There were four 
of them, one lent me by the Governor and the rest 
furnished by the Indians themselves, and intended 
to be left in Canelos till their return. We started, 
sixteen in number, for each of the seven cargueros 
took with him a boy or young woman to carry his 
food. The canoes are small, light, flat-bottomed, 
not capable of carrying more than two of my 
trunks. . . . 
^June 12. — Reaching Canelos in the morning, 
