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ILLUSTRATIONS 
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A typical Village of the Goyaz Province. 68 
Picturesque Ox-carts of Goyaz. 66 
A Home in Central Brazil. 67 
A clever Automatic Pounding Machine. 67 
Brazilian Pack-saddles. 80 
A typical Village. (The higher Building is the 
Church) . 80 
Author’s Caravan about to cross the Corumba .... 81 ' 
Burity Palms. 81 
The President of Goyaz and his Family. (Giant Cactus 
in the Background). 92 
The Main Square of Goyaz City, showing Prison and 
Public Library. 93 
Some of the Baggage and Scientific Instruments used 
by Author on his Expedition. 93 
Author’s Six Men.104 
View of Goyaz City from Sta. Barbara.105 
Author’s Men packing Animals.105 
Some of the Author’s Pack Animals.118 
Author’s Caravan across the immense Prairies of 
Matto Grosso ..119 
The Araguaya River (looking North).134 
The Araguaya (looking South).134 
Caraja Indian of the Upper Araguaya River.135 
Typical Flat-topped Plateau of Central Brazil . . . 150 
One Night’s Fishing on the Araguaya.150 
The Paredaozinho. 151 
Typical Scenery of Matto Grosso.151 
Volcanic Scenery of Matto Grosso (Chapada in Fore¬ 
ground) .162 
Peculiar Formation of Central Plateau.162 
Curious Domes of Lava with Upper Stratum of Earth, 
Sand and Ashes.163 
Great Undulating Campos of Matto Grosso.163 
Typical Brazilian Plateau, showing Work of Erosion 182 
On the Plateau of Matto Grosso (Alcides in Fore¬ 
ground) .182 
