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the barotas up stream, and the boatmen were in the water much 
of the time, getting past difficult place. Towards dark a heavy 
rain fell, and camp was made under a bower of tropical growth near 
a native shack on the right (west) bank of the stream, where it 
rained intermittently throughout the night. 
April 23, 1904. Left bower on Tubay Fiver at dawn. Our barotas had not 
been poled a half-mile before a tropical storm broke upon us 
with all its fury. The wind blew from the north, twisting 
branchesfrom the trees and filling the air with flying branches 
and leaves. Our course was sheltered by high riverbanks upon 
which the tallest trees were swayed like blades of grass and often 
broken off or town up by the roots. Sitting as low as possible 
in the barotas which were being constantly baled out, and often 
leaving them to the boatmen while we walked along the bank or 
waded against the current of the always rising river, we succeeded 
in reaching a large low island on the left bank, where other native 
boats had been held up, unable to pass the mouths of two con- 
fluent rivers, a mile below Santiega. The river water which had 
previously been perfectly 
