CHAPTER X.

Horned cattle and horses—"Peste"—Salt trade—Church service—Bull fight—Mariano Cuyaba—Rules and regulations of the town—Laws and customs of the Creoles—A walk through the plaza at midnight—Scenes on the road to the town of Loreto—Annual deluge—The beasts, birds, and fishes—Loreto—Inhabitants—Grove of tamarind trees—Winds of the Madeira Plate—A bird-hunter—Trapiche—A black tiger burnt out—Departure in Brazilian boats—Enter the Mamoré river again—An Indian overboard. 240