. Exploration of the valley of the Amazon. gave me particular instruc-tions about the fever, which he had partly cured, while he nearly killedthe patient. We pushed off with three Portuguese passengers. The river was thirty feet above its present level, in the rainy season,and has now thirty feet depth off Borba. A vessel may lay moored tothe bank of the river. There is stone at hand for building wdiarves ifneeded. The northeast trade-winds blow fresh, and we find a difiicultyin making head-way ; the current of the river has slackened to half amile per hour. The winds blow directly in oppositi
. Exploration of the valley of the Amazon. gave me particular instruc-tions about the fever, which he had partly cured, while he nearly killedthe patient. We pushed off with three Portuguese passengers. The river was thirty feet above its present level, in the rainy season,and has now thirty feet depth off Borba. A vessel may lay moored tothe bank of the river. There is stone at hand for building wdiarves ifneeded. The northeast trade-winds blow fresh, and we find a difiicultyin making head-way ; the current of the river has slackened to half amile per hour. The winds blow directly in opposition to it, which bafflesus considerably. In the evening, the wind falls away, and we push offfrom the bank where the boat is fastened, to hold what we have gained. At some small huts we find Muras Indians sleeping, who seem veryindifferent about selling a few thick-skinned, insipid oranges. Among the heavy night dews are intermingled an equal portion ofhungry musquitoes. The nights and mornings are beautifully clear. -mkc ;l^2- i^r^ It l#.
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