THROUGH BRITISH GUIANA
TO THE SUMMIT OF RORAIMA

Kaietuk Fall.

Frontispiece.

THROUGH BRITISH
GUIANA TO THE
SUMMIT OF RORAIMA

BY
MRS. CECIL CLEMENTI, M.B.E.

WITH FOURTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS AND A MAP

E. P. DUTTON AND COMPANY
681 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK

Printed in Great Britain

All rights reserved

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.The Demerara River[11]
II.The Essequebo River[29]
III.The Potaro District[47]
IV.The Potaro Gorge[59]
V.Kaietuk, Mother of Mists[71]
VI.The Ascent to the Highland Savannahs[89]
VII.The Highland Savannahs of British Guiana[119]
VIII.A Corner of Brazil[149]
IX.The Venezuelan Approach to Roraima[183]
X.Roraima, Father of Streams[199]
XI.The Return Journey[217]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Kaietuk Fall[Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
The Demerara River: View from Three Friends’ Mine across to Akyma[24]
Watersmeet of Commingled Cuyuni and Mazaruni Rivers with Essequebo[31]
Mount Sakwai on Potaro River near Tukeit[62]
Watersmeet of Potaro and Amuk Rivers at Amatuk, showing Mount Kenaima on Right and Mount Kukui in Centre above River-Mist[62]
Potaro Gorge from Kaietuk[78]
Baramaku Savannah[113]
Mount Kowatipu from the Karto Tableland[128]
Waratuk Rapids[172]
Opamapö Waterfall[172]
Fording the Kotinga River[174]
The South-West Face of Mount Roraima, showing the Töwashing Pinnacle[186]
Camp on Mount Roraima[208]
Mount Weitipu from the Left Bank of the Kotinga River[225]
Map of Route from Holmia to Mount Roraima[at end]