LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
[VOL. II]
| Page | |
| The Mouth of the Putamayo River (Coloured Plate) | Frontispiece |
| Rubber Tree showing Incisions and the Collar and Tin Cup for the Collection of the Latex | [4] |
| Coagulating Rubber into a Ball | [4] |
| Balls of Rubber outside a Seringueiro's Hut | [8] |
| Method of pressing Rubber into Cakes, the Alum Process of Coagulation being used | [8] |
| The Upper Arinos River | [12] |
| The Arinos River above the Rapids | [12] |
| The First Rocks in the Arinos River | [20] |
| Enormous Globular Rocks typical of the Arinos River | [20] |
| A Rocky Barrier in the River | [24] |
| A Picturesque Double Waterfall on the Arinos River | [24] |
| An Island of the Arinos River | [28] |
| Vegetation on an Island in the River Arinos | [28] |
| Preparing the Canoe to descend a Rapid | [36] |
| A Cataract on the Arinos River | [36] |
| A Rapid on the Arinos River | [44] |
| Taking the Canoe through a Narrow Channel | [44] |
| A Formidable Vortex | [64] |
| Going down a Violent Rapid in a Narrow Channel | [64] |
| The Result of Half an Hour's Fishing on the Arinos-Juruena | [84] |
| Leading the Canoe down a Rapid by Rope | [92] |
| Characteristic Rocky Barrier across the Arinos River (Author's Sextant in Foreground) | [92] |
| Whirlpool at End of Rapid | [100] |
| In Shallow Water | [100] |
| Fishing on the Arinos: a Jahu | [104] |
| Fish of the Arinos River | [104] |
| A Fine Cataract on the Arinos-Juruena River | [108] |
| Preparing the Canoe prior to descending a Rapid | [112] |
| A Nasty Rapid | [112] |
| A Giant Central Wave emerging from a Narrow Channel | [116] |
| A Dangerous Rapid | [120] |
| Taking the Canoe and Part of the Baggage down a Narrow Passage among Rocks | [120] |
| The Canoe being led down a Rapid | [124] |
| Crocodile about to attack one of the Dogs of the Expedition. Photographed by Author at a Distance of Three Metres (Rio Arinos-Juruena) | [128] |
| Terrifying Rapid shot by Author and his Men in their Canoe | [132] |
| Author's Men shooting a Crocodile | [136] |
| A Cataract in the River Arinos | [140] |
| Author's Canoe among Great Volcanic Rocks | [140] |
| Preparing to descend a Rapid | [144] |
| A Cataract in the Arinos River | [144] |
| Lake formed where the Arinos and Juruena Rivers meet | [148] |
| Going through a Rapid | [148] |
| Author's Canoe going down a Cataract | [152] |
| The Immense Waves encountered by Author in emerging from the Channel, in the Rapid of the Inferno. (The Canoe with its Occupants shot up Vertically in the Air) | [156] |
| A Giant Sucurí Snake with Entire Deer contained in its Digestive Organs | [160] |
| An Easy Rapid | [164] |
| Going through a Narrow Channel | [164] |
| A Dangerous Vortex | [168] |
| Preparing the Canoe to go down a Rapid | [168] |
| A Narrow Passage in the Arinos River | [172] |
| Treble Vortex. (The Water revolved in Three Different Directions in Succession) | [172] |
| At the August Falls | [176] |
| Author and His Men in Water up to their Necks for an Entire Night endeavouring to save their Canoe, which in shooting a Rapid had become stuck between Rocks (Coloured Plate) | [178] |
| The Salto Augusto from Above | [192] |
| The Upper Terrace of the August Waterfall | [184] |
| Interesting Geological Formation below the Salto Augusto | [188] |
| The Salto Augusto (Upper Terrace) | [192] |
| Foliated Rock below the August Falls | [196] |
| The Wooden Railway constructed by Author in order to take the Canoe Overland for Two and a Half Kilometres at the August Falls | [200] |
| Formation of Rock below the August Falls | [200] |
| Photograph showing the Road cut by Author across the Forest in order to take the Heavy Canoe Overland | [204] |
| Conveying the Canoe across the Forest on Improvised Railway and Rollers | [208] |
| Pushing the Canoe Uphill through the Forest. (Notice Men With Heads wrapped owing to Torturing Insects) | [212] |
| Conveying the Canoe, weighing 2,000 lb., over a Hill Range—The Descent | [216] |
| Author's Canoe being made to travel across the Forest | [220] |
| Distant View showing Both Falls at the Salto Augusto | [224] |
| Launching the Canoe after its Journey over a Hill Range | [224] |
| A Most Dangerous Rapid navigated by Author and his Men | [228] |
| Letting the Canoe jump a Rapid | [232] |
| Artificial Canal made by Author and his Men in order to take their Canoe along where the River was Impassable | [236] |
| Rapid through which Author took his Canoe | [240] |
| Conveying the Canoe by Hand down a Rapid | [244] |
| Canoe being taken along an Artificial Canal made by Author and his Men | [248] |
| A Moment of Suspense: Author and his Men in their Canoe going through a Narrow Channel between Vertical Walls of Rock. The Water forced through from Three Large Arms of the River joining at that Point formed a High and Dangerous Central Wave (Coloured Plate) | [250] |
| Conveying the Canoe through the Forest. (Notice the Side of the Canoe split and stuffed with Pieces of Cloth) | [252] |
| Leading the Empty Canoe down a Dangerous Channel. (Photographed a Few Seconds before the Rope snapped and Canoe escaped) | [256] |
| The S. Simão Waterfall | [260] |
| The Huge Canoe being taken through a Small Artificial Canal made in the Rocks by the Author and his Men | [264] |
| Mundurucu Indians | [268] |
| Author taking Astronomical Observations on a Sandy Beach of the River Arinos-Juruena | [272] |
| Where the Rivers Arinos-Juruena and S. Manoel meet | [276] |
| José Maracati, Chief of the Mundurucus, Tapajoz | [276] |
| Apiacar Boy | [280] |
| Apiacar Indian | [280] |
| Apiacar Women | [284] |
| Mundurucu Women | [288] |
| Apiacar Children | [288] |
| Raft constructed by the Author in order to navigate the Canuma River with his Two Companions of Starvation (Coloured Plate) | [336] |
| Canoe made of the Bark of the Burity Palm | [340] |
| Indians of the Madeira River | [340] |
| Caripuna Indians | [348] |
| Indian Idols of the Putumayo District | [348] |
| Trading Boats landing Balls of Rubber, River Tapajoz | [352] |
| Itaituba | [356] |
| A Trading Boat on the Tapajoz River | [360] |
| The S.S. "Commandante Macedo" | [360] |
| Colonel R. P. Brazil and his Charming Wife | [364] |
| Where the Madeira-Mamore Railway begins | [368] |
| Madeira-Mamore Railway, showing Cut through Tropical Forest | [368] |
| Bolivian Rubber at Abuna Station on the Madeira-Mamore Railway | [372] |
| The Inauguration Train on the Madeira-Mamore Railway | [372] |
| Wreck of the "Mamoria" in the Calderão of the Solimões River | [376] |
| Indians of the Putumayo District. (Dr. Rey de Castro, Peruvian Consul at Manaos in the Centre of Photograph) | [376] |
| A Street in Iquitos | [380] |
| The Launch "Rimac" on the Ucayalli River | [380] |
| A Trail in the Andes | [384] |
| Campas Indian Children | [388] |
| Campas Old Woman and her Son | [392] |
| Campas Indian Woman | [396] |
| Campas Woman | [400] |
| Campas Man, Woman and Child | [400] |
| The Ucayalli River | [402] |
| The Launch on which Author travelled almost to the Foot of the Andes | [402] |
| Campas Family wading across a Stream | [404] |
| A Farmhouse on the Andes | [404] |
| On the Andes: an Elevated Trail overlooking a Foaming Torrent. (See Arch cut in Rock) | [406] |
| La Mercedes | [410] |
| The Avenue of Eucalypti near the Town of Tarma (Andes) | [410] |
| On the Andes | [412] |
| A Street of Tarma | [412] |
| The Market-Place, Tarma | [414] |
| The Highest Point where Author crossed the Andes before Reaching the Railway at Oroya | [416] |
| Oroya | [420] |
| Oroya, the Highest Railway Station in the World | [420] |
| In the Andes at 16,000 Feet above the Sea Level | [422] |
| The Highest Point of the Oroya Railway: the Galera Tunnel | [422] |
| The Oroya Railway (A Great Spring emerging from the Mountain-side) | [424] |
| Beautiful Scenery on the Peruvian Corporation Railway to Cuzco, Peru | [424] |
| A. B. Leguia, the President of the Peruvian Republic | [426] |
| The American Observatory, Arequipa, and Mount Misti, Peru | [428] |
| On the Peruvian Corporation Railway on the way to Cuzco | [428] |
| A Beautiful Example of Ancient Spanish Wood-carving, Peru | [432] |
| Wonderful Example of Old Spanish Wood-Carving, Peru | [434] |
| On the way to Cuzco: Railway Bridge partly carried away by Swollen River | [436] |
| Great Sand Dunes along the Peruvian Corporation Railway to Cuzco | [438] |
| Inca Bath or Fountain | [438] |
| Cuzco: Llamas in Foreground | [440] |
| A Famous Inca Wall, Cuzco. (The various Rocks fit so Perfectly that no mortar was used to keep them in Place) | [442] |
| Inca Three-Walled Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Cuzco | [444] |
| The Inca Temple of the Sun, with Spanish Superstructure | [446] |
| Inca Doorway, Cuzco | [446] |
| Inca Steps carved in a Dome of Rock, Cuzco. (Fortress noticeable in the Distance) | [448] |
| The "Round Table" of the Incas | [452] |
| Entrance to Inca Subterranean Passages | [452] |
| Inca Place of Amusement: a Toboggan Slide of Rock | [454] |
| An Inca Grave, Bolivia | [454] |
| Inca Remains near Cuzco | [456] |
| Where a Stone Fight took place in the Inca Country. (Notice the Innumerable Rocks which have been thrown down the Hill from the High Inca Structure) | [458] |
| Entrance to Inca Subterranean Passages | [458] |
| The Great Inca Ruins of Viraccocha, in Tinta (Cuzco) | [460] |
| Inca Pottery, Weapons and Ornaments of Gold and Copper | [464] |
| Inca Towers of Sillistayni, Puño (Lake Titicaca) | [468] |
| An Inca Statue, Bolivia | [468] |
| Lake Titicaca | [470] |
| Guaqui, the Port for La Paz on Lake Titicaca | [470] |
| On the Andes | [474] |
| Llamas in Bolivia | [476] |
| Borax Deposits, Bolivia | [476] |
Printed by Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd., London and Aylesbury.
Transcriber's Notes
Corrections made are indicated by dotted lines under the changes. Scroll the mouse over the word and the original text will appear.
