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Down the Amazon on a Fragile Raft to the Mouth
Frank Farrar of St Louis, a mining engraver, recounts a 4000 mile Amazon journey starting from the Andes to the river mouth. He and companion O Neil endure avalanches of hazards, cannibals fears, pirate-like guides, and starvation while navigating the Pachitea River and forest trails in improvised craft. A monkey aids survival by pilfering supplies, and illness, mosquitos, and poverty punctuate the trek. Farrar survives with help from locals, police, and a few allies before continuing toward the coast.
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Amazon
Frank
Farrar
St. Louis
Hollyla
la Paz
Bolivia
Wrole
Ts Sen
Peru
Peruvian Railroad Corporation
Yaniming
Andes
Lima
Paris
South America
Huancayo
Youitos
Witch
Hhera
New York
Groya
Yquites
Oroya
Paddy O'Neil
Pachilea
Amagon
O'Nel
O'Neil
Pachitea
Porto Vermudis
Ime
Manetasas
Monkey
Oneill
Cantumayo
Cantamayo
Maine
Tolbit
Pedro Segunda
Java
Porto San Francisco