Narrative of a journey from Lima to Para, across the Andes and down the Amazon: undertaken with a view of ascertaining the practicability of a navigable communication with the Atlantic, by the rivers Pachitea, Ucayali, and Amazon . his descent Major Bel-trans horse trod too near the edge of the precipice,the earth gave way, and the poor animal fell about1500 feet, bounding from rock to rock like astone; the IMajor saved himself by an extraor-dinary exertion of dexterous activity, caught theedge of the path with his hands, and thus reco-vered his footing. From want of food, and the badness of t
Narrative of a journey from Lima to Para, across the Andes and down the Amazon: undertaken with a view of ascertaining the practicability of a navigable communication with the Atlantic, by the rivers Pachitea, Ucayali, and Amazon . his descent Major Bel-trans horse trod too near the edge of the precipice,the earth gave way, and the poor animal fell about1500 feet, bounding from rock to rock like astone; the IMajor saved himself by an extraor-dinary exertion of dexterous activity, caught theedge of the path with his hands, and thus reco-vered his footing. From want of food, and the badness of the road,our beasts were become so completely tired thatwe were obliged to alight and walk the remainingdistance to Cueva Blanca, where we arrived, for-tunately, without further accident, at two in theafternoon. As we ascended a small hill before we reachedCueva Blanca, we discovered the Pozuzu riveralmost under our feet, and congratulated ourselveson being near the place where we intended tocross, but we Avere informed that the town ofPozuzu was at least three leagues farther. W^edetermined to remain at this place for the night,there being a good hut, and a family living in found most of the baggage had arrived before. Fall of Major Beltrans horse. MUNA TO POZUZU. 89 US ; and the soldiers, five in number, came in theevening, three having deserted on the road, and,what was still worse, they had contrived to loseall the sheep which were committed to theircharge, and a pig which we had purchased atCormilla. 90 CHAPTER VI. Pozuza—Return to Huanuco—Cocheros—Chinchao—Casapi. November 4th.—Early in the morning two of usset off to reconnoitre the river and to ascertain thebest place for crossing, in order that, on the arrivalof the Indians at Pozuzu ^vith the luggage, wemight prepare a raft at once and cross over; butour poor beasts, soon after leaving Cueva Blanca,were scarcely able to move, much less to carryus, and we regretted not having left them, as wenow had the
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