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Chap. XII.—B. S.] GRUNNOW’S EXPLORATIONS. 
English, and knew Captain Pirn; the riyer they called 
the Volul, said that it emptied itself into the Mico, 
and that Grunnow would do well to keep more to the 
north, as the southern side was rather hilly. The 
Indians wmre going to Blewfields on business. Grun¬ 
now has now taken a more northerly direction, and I 
advised him as soon as he does come upon a large 
river to follow it along (as it can be only the Javali 
or the Secio) until he meets with some Indians who 
could tell him whether the river is navigable or not, 
for the Secio is known to be so many miles above 
Aguas Muertes. At twenty-one miles distance there 
is a fine waterfall, around which the Indians have suc¬ 
ceeded in making a road, for the purpose of hauling 
their canoes along. The fall is formed by a large, 
flat, projecting rock, and during the rainy season 
it must be a miniature Niagara. At a distance of 
twenty-four miles we arrived at Grunnow’s tent, 
where we remained for the night, returning the next 
day to the Javali. Since then the following letter has 
been received from Grunnow, which shows his pro¬ 
gress up to June the 14th. 1 At present, ’ he says, 1 1 
have advanced from the mouth of the Quebrada Alegre 
thirty-one miles. Up to the river Volul the direction 
followed was 13° N. by E., the hills met with being 
of but slight importance, and could hereafter easily be 
avoided if desirable. Three miles and a half on the 
right-hand of the Volul river I found only one small 
hill, which, by a short detour , could be avoided en¬ 
tirely. Its direction is easterly, of the end southerly. 
The one and a half mile cut on the left bank of the 
