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majestic river a number of small tributaries, amongst which the Cap- 
ouye. I teribisce, Supenaam, Arocari, Werri-werri, and Abenacari or 
Groote Creek are the most conspicuous. 
249. We had to pass Large and Small Lulu (Laulau) Island before 
both banks of the Essequibo became visible in the far distance, though 
they still lay eight miles apart. As we ever kept in the middle of the 
stream, the dark edges of the smooth stretch of water let me have a good 
guess at the wealth of foliage, but not to distinguish the different sorts 
of genera and species composing it. It was only the palms, such as 
Guiliehna, Maximiliana, Oreodo.ra and the slender Leopoldinia vying 
with the boiler-house chimneys in their efforts to reach the skies, as they 
towered with their graceful crowns above the obscure fringe, that were 
distinguishable at a distance through their characteristic shapes of 
frond. 
250. In the absence of any favourable wind we had to cast anchor 
with the commencing ebb and wait for the next flood-tide. The river 
here looked like some inland lake studded with numerous woody islands, 
because those situate behind were so closely packed together that the river 
mouth was completely hidden. A number of high chimneys that rose in 
isolated spots above the luxuriant growth of tropical forest, and indicat- 
ed the creative hand of man, lent to the surrounding landscape an infinite 
charm, and at the same time a character which I have found peculiar 
only to the Essequibo: the thousands of parrots that towards sundown 
were flying over the water with deafening din from West to East fur- 
ther helped to improve it. Judging from the rank vegetation, the land 
here must be unusually fertile. We were able to resume our journey be- 
fore daybreak, a little after which Mr. King, with a view to visiting cer- 
tain of the settlements on the Eastern bank, left ns for the corial which, 
as he had been expected, we soon saw being paddled towards us. Daybreak 
was greeted with the same flocks of parrots, which now flew over the 
stream from East to West probably looking to plunder fruit-trees any- 
where in this direction of the compass. 
251. The washing tide soon brought us to Ttaka Greek which joins 
the Essequibo from the Eastward. The first rocks now appear. They 
belong to the primitive series, stretch unusually far into the river and at 
high flood are completely covered by the waves, for which reason a very 
experienced steersman is necessary to avoid all the dangers attendant on 
the passage of boats. Partly to avoid these, and partly also with a view 
to lunching with one of our captain’s acquaintances, a timber merchant 
whose factory was already beckoning to us, in the far distance from off 
Saxically, a projecting rock on the Western bank, Ihe schooner was 
turned in that direction. Mr. Möller received us in a most friendly fash- 
ion and we gladly let him persuade us to spend llie night there. On 
resuming our journey next morning we found the stream narrowed to 
more than half on account of the Saxically rocks. The extraordinary 
sight of a 20 to ?*0 ft. high cliff projecting into the river immediately at- 
tracted our attention. It was a sandstone* full of magnetic iron with 
*There is no sandstone at Saxically Pt. The rocks consist of pre-Cambrian gneiss. The banding is 
well-marked. Some of the bands consist of quartz and manganese oxide. They are extremely hard and 
resistant and form the cliff referred to. The land has been located as a manganese mine and prospecting 
operations have already (1919) been begun. (E.E.W.) 
