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About £ mile from these was a bark canoe (woodskin) 
overturned in the water. That evening we camped above 
the Yeina-ah Falls above which none of us had ever 
ascended. Before this fall there are two portages, where 
boats have to be unloaded and hauled over the rocks on 
rollers. After passing the second of these, the river for 
some miles is free from any large falls such as require the 
boats to be unloaded and hauled over, Yanamoo and 
the Payuco being the largest. The land too, except near 
the portages, is comparatively low, with a small hill here 
and there. Above Payuco we had no more rain. The sun 
was very hot, and either in front or behind nearly all the 
way ; so that when we could do so, we journeyed at night. 
At mid-day on the 23rd, while hauling up the falls at 
Wohmopoh we saw some Indians (Acowois), the first we 
had seen since leaving. They were drying their ham- 
mocks and cassava on the rocks, and soon became 
friendly on my giving them some tobacco. These Indians 
were from the head of the Urawan ; and having been 
working with the Venezuelans, were now on their way to 
Georgetown to spend the money they had earned, which 
was all gold, English, American and Venezuelan. 
Although the distance is much greater, these people 
prefer to go to Georgetown rather than purchase from 
the Venezuelans at Cayou and Caratal, where they said 
there were plenty of shops and English people. Every- 
thing there is very dear ; a flask of powder such as costs 
20C. in Georgetown costing 96c. at Cayou, and a cake of 
cassava, such as costs 8c. in Essequibo, costing 24c. 
The Venezuelans on the Urawan told me the same. 
One of the Acawois agreed to turn and go with us as far 
