called Luc e« 
the map I had with me was one used by the Engineer Re¬ 
production Plant, P.C*S, U.S.A* Corozal, Canal Zone in 1943* this 
does not show the course of the Jaqud River in its upper reaches. 
Probably, from later photographic surv^rs, you have the correct line 
of the river, but if not you may be interested to know that the 
river, after making making the turn to the north above Jaqud, which 
is shown on the map that I have mentioned, then swings to the east 
and south and Continues in tnat general course* The Rio Pavarondo 
that I mentioned as near the head of tidewater, goes over to the * 
north at a point east at Santo Dorotea* The Jaqud here turns to the 
south, and works back through the hills, until finally it passes 
down a valley between the two levels marked 2,000 and 3,000 feet on 
the map. Our camp was located, as nearly as I can tell, directly 
east cf Guayabo Cove. The Jaqud here makes a sharp bend to the north 
and begins to rise more rapidly, having its headwaters on the plateau 
marked at 3,000 feet on the map in cjiestion* 
As nearly as X could estimate our camp lay back somewhere 
between 50 and Jjtf miles, by river, from Jaqud at the river mouth, 
x was interested to find that there is a trail that is used regularly 
by the Indians, and to some extent by the Panamanians, that comes from 
the projecting point of land shown in the center of Guayabo Cove, up 
over the hill at 1000 feet elevation and then comes down into the 
valley of the Rio Imamadd, following this river to its mouth at our 
camp* Further, there was another trail used extensively by the Indians 
and to some degree by Colombians and Panamanians, that eomis in from * 
Colombia along the Rid Juradd, following the right branch of the river 
in question which is known as the R£o Jampabadd to its headwaters. 
Prom there it goes over a high ridge at something over 3000 feet on the 
boundary of Daridn and comes down on the Panama side along the valley 
of the Rio Chicao. Th® two trails join here and continue down the Jaqud 
As I have said above the whole region is still in primitive 
forest. The trails are poorly marked tracks such as these forest 
Indians use everywhere. There is little food in this country, except 
for a 1 air amount of game, W* killed the big pacas, which the natives 
call Cone jo, and the kinkajou among the animals, the;curassow and the 
tinamou among birds for food. There were a good many peccaries but 
these are seldom good eating as the natives never remove the musk gland 
before cleaning. When we ran out of other meat we shot a few of the 
abundant big—billed toucans which are a little tough, but are not bad 
eating at that. From the Indians itis possible to buy only green 
bananas (Plantain) or once in a while yuca. 
The Choco Indians are friendly but do not welcome strangers. 
We did not have the slightest difficulty with them. In fact, I am now 
"compadre'' with all the Indians on this river! They told me that they 
were getting poisoned arrows ready to use on some witch doctors over 
on the headwaters on the Sambu to the north. The story was that these 
brujos had gotta over into Colombia, had learned some new witchcraft 
and that people were dying because of it so they were going to get rid 
of the witch doctdr as the easiest way to settle the difficulty. 
