. The lower Amazon; a narrative of explorations in the little known regions of the state of Pará, on the lower Amazon . the refreshing breeze sweeps over the fields, creatinga most homelike, swishing sound as it rushesthrough the grass. On the outskirts of this villagea couple of horseback riders go galloping in theother direction. A windmill, rotating a littlecrookedly, but after all rotating, operates a pumpand furnishes the progressive and well-tc-dopeople of the town with water for household by the river front is a small house with asmoke-stack attached. Inside this is an
. The lower Amazon; a narrative of explorations in the little known regions of the state of Pará, on the lower Amazon . the refreshing breeze sweeps over the fields, creatinga most homelike, swishing sound as it rushesthrough the grass. On the outskirts of this villagea couple of horseback riders go galloping in theother direction. A windmill, rotating a littlecrookedly, but after all rotating, operates a pumpand furnishes the progressive and well-tc-dopeople of the town with water for household by the river front is a small house with asmoke-stack attached. Inside this is an electricdynamo supplying the few streets with light. Itseems natural that if one is a mayor and hasstudied four years in the Columbia Universityengineering department, one must show somethingfor it. This man is plainly furnishing the proofs,for the engine employed has been reconstructedfrom an old Para mud-digging machine. We buy some fifty loaves of bread and some tincups for the commissary department of the expedi-tion and take our leave although the outgoing tideis still running strong and dead against us. Just. The swampy prairie of the Marajo Island(By courtesy of Dr. J. Huber, Para)
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