CHAPTER XVIII 
THROUGH THE MONTANA OF CANELOS TO BANOS 
{June 14 to July i , 1857) 
[The Journal of this portion of Spruce's travels 
is so full and interesting, and the district passed 
through is in many respects so remarkable, that 
I have no hesitation in printing the account of it 
almost entire. In the half-century that has elapsed 
since it was written no other English traveller has, 
I believe, passed over it. Two German botanists 
made the return journey from Bafios to Canelos in 
April 1894, when they had better weather than 
Spruce ; but they describe the forest between the 
Topo and Canelos as being quite uninhabited, and 
the track so seldom traversed and so ill -defined 
that even the guides lose their way !] 
Canelos to Banos 
[Journal) 
June 14, 1857. — It was about 8 a.m. when we 
got off. We had a steep slippery descent to the 
Bombonasa, which was crossed with difficulty and 
risk, as the turbid, swollen waters careered violently 
among and over rocks and stones. We crossed 
near where it is joined by a large stream (Tinguisa), 
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