Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919). Through the Brazilian Wilderness. 1914.
Subject Index
| Boats, house, 102; their use as stores, 102 |
| Bonofacio, José, station of, 134, 243–246; provisions left at, 247 |
| Books, 162, 228, 229, 247, 267; of travel, Appendix A, 356, 357 |
| Booth Line, 344 |
| Borah, Jake, 119 |
| Brazil, invitation of Government of, 2; arrival at boundary of, 49, 50; intellectual and spiritual liberty of, 51; healthiness of inland region of, 103; invaluable reports of explorations published by Government of, 135; educational needs of, 157; silver-mounted saddle and bridle presented to Colonel Roosevelt by Government of, 170; suggestion to combine the two expeditions made by Government of, 188; first explorers of, 189; houses of laborers in, 196; healthy region for settlement offered by high interior of western, 216; change of family names in, 291; courtesy of peasants of, 325; “last frontier” still exists in, 333; development of, 334; Government of, orders Dúvida River to be named Rio Roosevelt, 341; achievements of Government of, 348, 349; Colonel Rondon’s report of Savage Landor to Government of, Appendix A, note, 359–361 |
| Brazil, Doctor Vital, 14–23, 42, 291 |
| Brazil Land and Cattle Company, headquarters of, 125–127 |
| Bridge, an Indian, 255 |
| Bronx Zoo, 346 |
| Bryce, James, 177; Appendix A, 354 |
| Buenos Aires, 9, 32 |
| Bullets, umbrella-pointed, 141 |
| Bullock-train, 220 |
| Butterflies, 168, 235 |
| Burity River, camp at, 210–212 |
| Burton, 355 |
| Caboclos, 106, 193, 243 |
| Caetano, Lieutenant, 188 |
| Caeté flags, 108 |
| Cajazeira, Doctor, 171, 189, 208, 282, 291, 313, 317, 321, 328; good-by to, 345 |
| Camaradas, 106; skilful riding of, 107; 117–119, 139; wilderness work disliked by, 159; 250, 260, 268, 282; discouragement of, 307; tragedy among the, 311–317; fever among, 318; share food with, 323; lose strength, 328; ill from over-eating, 334; parting gift to, 344 |
| Camp chairs and table, Appendix B, 368 |
| Campos Novos, 233–235 |
| Canja, 170, 235 |
| Canoes, 138; Canadian, 138, 170; 247, 249; portaging the, 260, 261, 267, 268; loss of two, 269; building new, 270–273; 274; lose another, 280; 281; build two more, 287; 301–304; rocks break, 306; 307–310, 321–323, 331; obtain boat to replace, 337; 338; two months in, 339; last trip in, 342; Appendix B, 368, 370–373 |
| Canum&á River, 262, 298, 338 |
| Capricorn, Tropic of, 40 |
| Capybaras, or tapirs, 80–82, 85, 86, 88–90, 111, 117 |
| Cardozo, Captain, 159 |
| Caripe, Senhor, 337; his stories of rubber-workers, 338; 340, 342 |
| “Carregadores,” 191, 256, 288 |
| Cartucho, the puppy, 192 |
| Carvings, rock, 300 |
| “Cashada,” the Brazilian name for peccary, 146, 148 |
| Castanho, the, 325–327, 340 |
| Cataracts, 319 |
| Catfish, 320 |
| Cattle, 72; jaguars attack, 86; branding of, 95, 96; regions of extraordinary possibilities for raising, 124, 126, 156 |
| Caymans, 40, 44, 54, 59; jacarés, usual name for, 66, 67; 85; interesting incident of truculence of, 88, 89; astonishing tameness of, 113, 321 |
| Centiped, 311 |
| Chaco, the, 32, 40, 41 |
| Chapadão, 216, 235, 237, 348 |
| Chapman, Frank, 2, 3 |
| Chasm, a, 308 |
| Cherrie, George K., 3–5, 10, 40, 63, 99, 102, 153; good citizenship of, 156, 157; good work done by, 166; 173; widely varied experiences of, 184, 185, 186, 205, 208, 210, 214, 217. 218; interesting tales told by, 227, 228; 234, 240, 237, 248, 253, 255, 263, 266, 278, 280–282; home life of, 294; helpfulness of, 305, 306; 310, 313, 317, 319, 321, 328, 329, 334, 339; piranha attacks, 341; friendship inspired by, 342; 347, 357 |
| Cherrie River, 302 |
| Chile, 9 |
| Cicadas, 65, 66 |