CHAPTER III.

THE TOCANTÍNS.

Canoe, stores, and crew--River Mojú--Igaripé Miri--Cametá--Senhor Gomez and his establishment--Search for a dinner--Jambouassú--Polite letter--Baião and its inhabitants--A swarm of wasps--Enter the rocky district--The Mutuca--Difficulty of getting men--A village without houses--Catching an alligator--Duck-shooting--Aroyas, and the Falls--A nocturnal concert--Blue macaws--Turtles' eggs--A slight accident--Capabilities of the country--Return to Pará 35