. The Andes of southern Peru; geographical reconnaissance along the seventy-third meridian. Yale Peruvian Expedition (1911); Physical geography; Geology. THE RUBBER FORESTS 23 steep for even the most agile mules. It is simply impassable for animals without hands. In places the packs are lowered by ropes over steep ledges and men must scramble down from one project- ing root or swinging vine to another. In the breath- less jungle it is a wearing task to pack in all sup- plies for the station be- low the Pongo and to carry out the season's rubber. Recently however the ancient track has been repl
. The Andes of southern Peru; geographical reconnaissance along the seventy-third meridian. Yale Peruvian Expedition (1911); Physical geography; Geology. THE RUBBER FORESTS 23 steep for even the most agile mules. It is simply impassable for animals without hands. In places the packs are lowered by ropes over steep ledges and men must scramble down from one project- ing root or swinging vine to another. In the breath- less jungle it is a wearing task to pack in all sup- plies for the station be- low the Pongo and to carry out the season's rubber. Recently however the ancient track has been replaced by a road that was cut with great la- bor, and by much blast- ing, across the mountain barrier, and at last mule transport has taken the place of the Indian. In the dry season it is a fair and delightful country—that on the bor- der of the mountains. In the wet season the trav- eler is either actually ma- rooned or he must slosh through rivers of mud and water that deluge the trails and break the hearts of his beasts (Fig. 1-i). Here and there a. Fig. 18—Index map for the nine regional diagrams in the pages following. A rep. resents Fig. 17; B, 42; C, 36; D, 32; E, 34; F, 25; G, 26; and H, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bowman, Isaiah, 1878-1950; American Geographical Society of New York. New York, Published for the Americsn Geographical Society of New York by H. Holt
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