. The Andes and the Amazon :|bor across the continent of South America. first glance at the point reached on the Amazon in 1862 (°) was at Manaos, and the ex-traordinaiy heiglit of 95° has been noted there. 246 The Andes akd the Ajviazon. reception-room, with the four chairs for visitors set in twohnes at right angles to the chair of state, promised coldetiquette; but he addressed us with considerable familiar-ity and evident good-will. We found, however, that hisauthority was quite limited, for a written order which hegave us for a subordinate did not receive the slightest con-sideration.
. The Andes and the Amazon :|bor across the continent of South America. first glance at the point reached on the Amazon in 1862 (°) was at Manaos, and the ex-traordinaiy heiglit of 95° has been noted there. 246 The Andes akd the Ajviazon. reception-room, with the four chairs for visitors set in twohnes at right angles to the chair of state, promised coldetiquette; but he addressed us with considerable familiar-ity and evident good-will. We found, however, that hisauthority was quite limited, for a written order which hegave us for a subordinate did not receive the slightest con-sideration. At the house of a Jew named Levy we met aparty of Southerners, Captains Mallory, Jones, Sandedge,and Winn, commanded by Dr. Dowsing, who, since thelate onpleasantness, as Nasby calls it, have determined tosettle in this country. The government grants them twen-ty square leagues of land on any tributary, on conditionthat they will colonize it. They were about to start forthe Rio Branco on an exploring tour. i,iiiiiiiiii|iiipi!!iii|nii{iiiiiii I llllfj Jill; i r : I. Sekpa. 249 CHAPTER XVII. Down the Amazon.—Serpa.—Villa Nova.—Obidos.—Santarem.—A Colonyof Southerners.—Monte AMgre.—Porto do Moz.—Leaving the Amazon.—-Breves.—Para River.—The City of Para.—Legislation and Currency.—Religion and Education.—Nonpareil Climate. At 10 we left Mauaos in the Tapajos, an ironsteamer of seven hundred tons. We missed the snow-white cleanhness and rigid regularity of the Icamiaba,and Captain Jose Antunes Rodrigues de Oliveira Catram-by was quite a contrast to Lieutenant Nuno. There wereonly five first-class passengers besides ourselves (and fourof these were dead-heads), though there were accommo-dations for sixty-four. Between Manaos and Para, a dis-tance of one thousand miles, there were fourteen the mouth of the Madeira, the largest tributary tothe Amazon, we anchored thirty miles below at Serpa, aft-er nine hours sailing. Serpa is a vill
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