Araguaya River

[Illustration: The Araguaya River (looking North).] [Illustration: The Araguaya (looking South).]

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

Matto Grosso side, where we had crossed the Araguaya River.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

It was necessary for me to hire or purchase a canoe in order to descend the Araguaya River as far as the Tapirapez.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

Araguaya River, such as existed in the days of the Empire.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

Conceição, on the opposite side of the Araguaya River, which was undoubtedly in the State of Pará.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

The capital of Goyaz -- situated on the Rio Vermelho, a tributary of the great Araguaya River -- had, according to the census of 1900, a population of some 13,475 people, but I rather doubt whether it possessed as many as

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

In the time of the Emperor, when Brazil was a wild country, steam navigation actually existed up the Araguaya River from Conceição as far as Leopoldina (the port for Goyaz city).

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

It was to try and get a few followers from the Indian colony of the Salesian friars, a few days 'journey west of the Araguaya River.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

I had heard that a German traveller, Dr. Krause, had the previous year gone down the Araguaya River, where he had done excellent research work, and had also travelled up the tributary Tapirapez, crossing over nearly as far as the Xingu River.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

The formation of the clouds over the great Araguaya River was peculiar.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894