Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1929, Page 39

EXPLORERS K - FANCEITS TRAL First Wild Indians Are En- countered by Dyott Expedition. ment of the story .I’:"'z:m?’,:r ot Fawectt in the Bra- 2ittan junole, Comdr. Dyott teils of pick- o up Fawcett's trail and meeting his Arst wild Indians. BY G. M, DYOTT. After a delay of nine days we were ready to proceed. Joao Climaco took charge of the bark canoes. He was a | fine type of woodsman who, with two | other camaradas, had been put at my disposal by the government in Cuyaba. My companions and myself manned the canvas boats, with the assistance of five other camaradas whom I had hired 10 go all the way to Para with us. Visions of a tranquil journey gliding down lanes of peaceful water were rudely upset. Our first day afloat was a surprise to all. One of the bark ca- noes leaked badly and could carry only a case or two of gasoline and a tin of lard. The remaining four, shallow to begin with, were lightly loaded in pro- portion. It was the bark canoes which took the lead, and they looked like toothpicks afloat on the surface of the stream. So low were they in the water | the men seemed to be sitting on noth- | ing. The canvas boats followed, heavily loaded, but showing a good 6 inches clear above the water line. | Within 20 minutes of starting we | found ourselves enveloped in rapids. All cargo had to be unloaded and car- ried past the obstruction. Three more were negotiated before we finally pitched camp at 4 pm. We were quite exhausted from our exertions, *if sbite of the fact that we had progressed only about 2 miles in a straight , line. ‘Though the bark canoe could not carry much cargo, they could be hauled over rocks fully loaded without fear of in- {:ry. ‘The canvas boats, on the other ind, carried an astonishing amount, but every ounce of it had fo be por- taged when we encountered shallow water. It was the easiest thing in the world to punch holes in the fabric. We had to make saveral repairs the first dav. and hardlv a day followed during the entire trip when we were not obliged to do some sort of patching. Much Time Is Lost. | Many holes were naturally the result of inexperience in handling this form of eraft. and, although much time was lost in making minor repairs, it must be admitted that we could never have | brought the expedition to a successful issue without boats of this kind. ‘The weeks which followed baffled de- scription. In our conflict with the Kuluseu River we literally fought our way, mile by mile, down its twisting, Tock-bestrewn channel. Not for a mo- ment was it possible to relax our vigil. Constant and careful watch had to be kept on the water ahead for fear of Tunning our canvas boats on some sub- merged log that lay wickedly beneath the surface without so much as a rip- ple to mark its position. the straightaway stretches the bed of the stream fairly bristled with driftwood and old tree stumps caught in the shifting sands. At the bends in- | tricate tangles of sticks were crowded | up into grotesque heaps resembling | glant porcupines. In many places huge trees had fallen across the stream. forming barricades of branches and Toots that stretched from shore to shore ke lmflchl dams. L only way to ese was to k & passage m:n with knife and ax. As the river grew larger we hoped navigation would become correspond- easier. But that proved a mis- Drink Mavist THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3ft, take. Conditions became steadily worse | we would again plunge into the foam- mfl comfortably at home in expecta- and rapids more numerous than ever, Flounder in Water. In-one place we floundered about in the racing waters like so many wal- tuses for five days in succession; the narrow channel spread itself out spar- Ingly over a wide expanse of rocks. We were obliged to get out and walk, lead- ing our canoes, pulling them here. shoving them there, avoiding jagged ledges and sometimes carrying the heavy cargoes on our tired shoulders. In this manner we laboriously made | our way down the center of the river, stumbling over countless obstructions and hauling gigantic slabs of stone out of the way in order that the canoes might pass. The river took its toll of our tood supply. Canoes were upset and cargoes precipitated into the water, never to be recoyered. In order to make up for our losses we had to turn our hand to fish- ing. Results were entirely satisfactory. Many were the banquets we enjoyed in consequence. On account of high tem- peratures we were obliged to eat our fish within a few hours of being caught. Even with the old reliable standby of rice and beans we had to exercise the greatest care. If either of them got damp they would ferment and become useless. There was one aspect of the river| which we found particularly tantalizing. In several places it ran in tranquil reaches, suggesting that all our troubles had come to an end, but we soon learned to dread these. It was generally a case of the calm before the storm. Soon or late a fringe of ugly rocks would loom up ahead of us like a row of black teeth thrust skyward. Into the jaws of these we would navigate, picking our course with the greatest care. Then, at the psychological moment, splash!— often infants. and get this Fine Foantain Pen Delicious. Creamy-smooth. A chocolate-flavored drink in bottles, all ready to serve. 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The distance was rela- tively short, barely 60 miles in a straight line, yet the innumerable loops and wriggles which the river desoribed al- most trebled that distance. My companions expected' to find a group of Indian huts lining the bank. But they were surprised when Ber- nadino, the Baikari guide, indicated a spot to land identical in every respect. to miles and miles of scenery which we had been gazing upon since the ! day we embarked. - Not & single hut, not even a clearing, was there to sug- gest inhabitants, We beached the canoes on a thin strip of sand and climbed the steep bank to where we found Joao Climaco already established in the forest. He had arrived the day ahead of us and had everything in readiness for our occupation, A number of Indians, Joao told us, had already visited the place. He had given them presents. They had spread the news abroad and in consequence others had collected and slung their hammocks among the trees close at hand, where they were making them- The oA popularpriced chocolate drink ready to serve Indians Arouse Interest. ‘These were the first real Indians that we encountered, and as such aroused considerable interest. The Baikaris who had come with us from the gov- ernment outpost were quite civilized in comparison. They spoke Portuguese, wore clothing and thoroughly under- stood the white man’s peculiarities. These new denizens of the forest were as primitive as Adam and Eve. They were completely naked. The men cut their hair short like a mop, whereas the women allowed it to grow long. ‘The men were full of laughter and ap- parently quite at ease. Each tarried a bow five or six feet long and an assort- ment of arrows. The women wore few articles of adornment, most of them carried babies, and were decidedly shy. As time went on they became more ag- gressive and inquisitive than the men. Having absolutely nothing to do, they hung about wnu‘hlngl every move we made like so many hawks. If a box was opened they clustered around to see what mysterious objects were hid- den within. Joao Climaco was a little irritable as a result of their attentions. A constant guard had to be kept on the baggage and a barricade made around the cook’s quarters to prevent inter- ference with the culinary preparations. ‘There was no such thing as privacy. A shirt could not be changed or a pair of trousers taken off without a number of Indians crowding about to pass re- marks on the operation, finger the ma- 1418 H ) ANNGVER \ KAUFMANNS STREET terial and ask by means of unmistak- able gestures to be presented with the garments. Our camp established and the bag- gage piled where it was under our im- mediate observation, we started in- quiries aliout Col. Fawcett. 1t seemed that the colonel had spent three nights at this very spot and on foot to the malocas of these Indians, the Anauquas. Bernadino showed us the exact site of Col. Fawcett's eamp. It was a small clearing not far off with one of the Y-shaped stakes used for supporting the cooking pots over the fire still in place. Bernadino had not gone further than this place, but had returned up river with the two canoes which Fawcett had borrowed. ‘There was evidently information of value to be had from the Indians which only a visit to their malocas would dis- close. Hence my first consideration was to go there. (Copyright, 1929. by the North American Newspaper Alliance.) (In his sixth article Comdr. Dyott tells of experiences in the village of the wild Anauqua Indians.) House of Glass Built. Made entirely of glass, a novel house has been constructed by a scientist in Japan. The walls are composed of cel- lular glass held together by thin iron plates. 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