Through South America's southland; with an account of the Roosevelt Scientific Expedition to South America . ast—the vic-tims of inanition or some dread tropical malady. But this did not prevent others from following in theirfootsteps. The lust of gold, whether obtained through thediscovery of mines or traffic in Indian slaves, lured themto the remotest parts of the vast territory between theTocantins and the Madeira and incited them to exploreall its rivers and serras and deserts. As early as 1732,bandeirantes from Cuyaba, in search of gold, penetratedthe sertoes of the Parecis Indians. Forty
Through South America's southland; with an account of the Roosevelt Scientific Expedition to South America . ast—the vic-tims of inanition or some dread tropical malady. But this did not prevent others from following in theirfootsteps. The lust of gold, whether obtained through thediscovery of mines or traffic in Indian slaves, lured themto the remotest parts of the vast territory between theTocantins and the Madeira and incited them to exploreall its rivers and serras and deserts. As early as 1732,bandeirantes from Cuyaba, in search of gold, penetratedthe sertoes of the Parecis Indians. Forty years subse-quently the captain-general, Luiz de Albuquerque, with aview of increasing the prosperity of Matto Grosso, sentout explorers to the headwaters of the Galera, Camarareand Jamary, on the great Parecis plateau, in order to dis-cover the famous lost gold mines of Urucumacuan, ofwhich tradition related such marvels, but all his effortswere fruitless and these rich auriferous deposits still re-main hidden in the wilderness.^ * Cf. Pouseca in Viagem ao Eedor do Brazil. Tom. II, p. 80 et seq. 484. o oo t—tQ W Eh O 03 O E-i
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