. The Andes and the Amazon :|bor across the continent of South America. ley-meal. The trunk or bundle is bound to his backby withes, which pass across the forehead and chest; aponcho or a handful of leaves protects the bare back fromchafing. All our luggage (amounting to nearly fifteenliundred pounds) was divided and packed to suit thismethod of transportation, so that we required twenty In-dians. So many, however, of the right kind—for they mustbe athletic young men to endure the fatigues of such ajourney—could not be furnished by the little village of Pa-pallacta, so we were obliged to wait
. The Andes and the Amazon :|bor across the continent of South America. ley-meal. The trunk or bundle is bound to his backby withes, which pass across the forehead and chest; aponcho or a handful of leaves protects the bare back fromchafing. All our luggage (amounting to nearly fifteenliundred pounds) was divided and packed to suit thismethod of transportation, so that we required twenty In-dians. So many, however, of the right kind—for they mustbe athletic young men to endure the fatigues of such ajourney—could not be furnished by the little village of Pa-pallacta, so we were obliged to wait a few days till moreIndians could be summoned from a neighboring these arrived, the little world of Papallacta, men,women, and children, assembled in front of the governorshouse, while Don Carlos sat by our side on a raised seat by * The king of this fabulous land was said to wear a magnificent attire fra-grant with a costly gum, and sprinkled with gold dust. His palace was ofporphyry and alabaster, and his throne of ivory. 184 The Andes and the Napo Peon. the doorway. A long parley ensued, resulting in this: thatwe should pay one hundred Ecuadorian dollars for thetransfer of our baggage to Archidona; while Carlos sol-emnly promised for the young men that they should startthe next morning, that they should arrive at Archidonawithin a stipulated time, and that they should not dependupon us for an ounce of food. The powerful influence ofthe cm-ate, which we had secured, and the proclamation Off for the Napo. 185 from the president, whicli Carlos read aloud in the ears ofall the people, together with the authoritative charge ofCarlos himself, had the desired effect; not a transportationcompany in the United States ever kept its engagementmore faitlifully than did these twenty peons—and this,too, though we paid them in advance, according to the cus-tom of the country. Upon a blanket spread at our feetthe money was counted out, and Carlos slowly distributedi
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