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CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| the upper rio negro. | |
| Quit Barra for the Upper Rio Negro — Canoe and cargo — Great width of the river — Carvoeiro and Barcellos — Granite rocks — Castanheiro — A polite old gentleman — São Jozé — A new language — The cataracts — São Gabriel — Nossa Senhora da Guia — Senhor L. and his family — Visit to the river Cobati — An Indian village — The Serra — Cocks of the rock — Return to Guia — Frei Jozé dos Santos Innocentos | 133 |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| javita. | |
| Leave Guía — Marabitánas — Serra de Cocoi — Enter Venezuela — São Carlos- — — Pass the Cassiquiare — Antonio Dias — Indian shipbuilders — Feather-work — Maróa and Pimichin — A black jaguar — Poisonous serpents — Fishing — Walk to Javita — Residence there — Indian road-makers — Lanuage and customs — A description of Javita — Runaway Indians — Collections at Javita — Return to Tómo — A domestic roil — Marabitanas and its inhabitants — Reach Guia | 159 |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| first ascent of the river uaupés. | |
| Rapid current — An Indian Malccca — The Inmates — A Festival — Paint and ornaments — Illness — São Jeronvymo — Passing the cataracts — Jauarité — The Tushaúa Calistro — Singular palm — Birds — Cheap provisions — Edible ants, and earthworms — A grand dance — Feather ornaments — The snake-dance — The Capi — A State cigar — Ananárapicóma — Fish — Chegoes — Pass down the falls — Tame birds — Orchids — Piums — Eating dirt — Poisoning — Return to Guía — Manoel Joaquim — Annoying delays | 188 |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| on the rio negro. | |
| Difficulties of starting — Descending the falls — Catching an alligator — Tame parrots — A fortnight in Barra — Frei Jozé's diplomacy — Pickling a cow-fish — A river storm — Brazilian veracity — Wanawáca — Productiveness of the country — A large snake — São Gabriel — São Joaquim | 218 |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| the cataracts of the uaupés. | |
| Start for the Uaupés — São Jeronymo and Jauarité — Indians run away — Numerous cataracts — Reach Carurú — Difficult passage — Painted Malocca — Devil music — More falls — Ocoki — Curious rocks — Reach Uarucapurí — Cobeu Indians — Reach Mucúra — An Indian’s house and family — Height above the sea — Tenente Jesuino — -Return to Uarucapurí — Indian prisoners — Voyage to Jauarité — Correcting the calendar — Delay at São Jeronymo | 236 |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| são jeronymo to the downs. | |
| Voyage down the Rio Negro — Arrive at Barra — Obtaining a passport — State of the city — Portuguese and Brazilian enterprise — System of credit — -Trade — Immorality, and its causes — Leave Barra — A storm on the Amazon — Salsaparilha — A tale about Death — Para — The yellow fever — Sail for England — Ship takes fire — Ten days in the boats — Get picked up — Heavy gales — Short of provisions — Storm in the Channel — Arrive at Deal . | 256 |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| the physical geography and geology of the amazon valley | 280 |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| vegetation of the amazon valley | 300 |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| observations on the zoology of the amazon district | 310 |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| on the aborigines of the amazon | 331 |
| appendix | 362 |
