[112] Fabrico, a period of a little over three months.
[113] One centavo is equal to one farthing in English money.
[114] Robuchon was a French explorer, commissioned in 1904 by the Peruvian Government to make explorations, maps sketches, &c., and take photographs of the region of the Putumayo. He spent about two years there, traversing nearly the whole of the district occupied by the “civilising company,” when in 1906 he suddenly disappeared in the vicinity of a point called El Retiro. As he is known to have taken several photographs of the horrible crimes committed there, it is thought by many that he was victimised by the employees of Arana. Considering the character of these miserable criminals and certain other peculiar circumstances that are said to have taken place, it would not be strange if such were really the case.—Author.
[115] Personal, a gang of men.
[116] Cauchero, rubber-collector.
[117] An error of España’s. Aristides, not Juan Rodriguez.
[118] We shall see later how the Iquitos authorities proceeded in this matter.—Author.
[119] Tambo, small, empty hut of thatch.
[120] Both of these copper-complexioned monsters were formerly barefooted peons of Chachapoyas, Peru. Going to the Putumayo, they began their career of butchery, and by dint of continual crime have succeeded in amassing a small fortune. Arístides has since retired and now lives in Iquitos, a proud member of the aristocracia of that place, but Aurelio still continues his sanguinary labours in Santa Catalina.—Author.
[121] The chiefs of section call their criminal assistants secretaries.—Author.