With his montaria and his hammock, his little plantation of bananas and mandioca, and the dwelling, for which the forest about him supplies the material, the Amazonian Indian is supplied with all the necessities of life.
In the stern, the vast strength of the giant negro swung the montaria into the course which the bow paddler indicated by his motions, while the other four, watching his every movement, were quick to paddle or to back on their respective sides.
As the day waned and the coolness of the late afternoon stole through the heat, the montaria was again loosed from the bank.
Accordingly, the party, swathed in mosquito-netting, slept as best they could in the montaria itself.
Its color was the gray-white of the ooze at the bottom of the stream in which it had lain hidden until attracted to the surface by the shadow of the montaria drifting above him.
As he swerved, the long montariashot through the air over the fall.
The party had finished breakfast, and the montaria was anchored in a smooth, muddy lagoon which led from the river back some distance into the forest.
Yassah, yassah," responded Hen, meekly, and the montaria sped along through inky shadows and the silver reaches of the new river in silence.
I could make no use here of our two men as hunters, so, to keep them employed while Jose and I worked daily in the woods, I set them to make a montaria under John Aracu's directions.
Our meals were cooked in the galley; but, where practicable, and during our numerous stoppages, the men went in the montaria to fish near the shore, so that our breakfasts and dinners of salt pirarucu were sometimes varied with fresh food.
The negro, on obtaining this news, set off alone in a montaria on a six hour journey in the dead of night to warn his "compadre" of the fate in store for him, and thus gave him time to fly.
During this time we made several excursions in the montaria to various places in the neighbourhood.
I found it the better course now to send Jose and one of the men forward in the montaria with John Aracu, and remain myself with the cuberta and our other man to collect in the neighbouring forest.
The pile of chests with two Indians and myself sank the montariaalmost to the level of the water.
He returned when Manoel spoke, and we went ashore, the montaria winding along a gloomy overshadowed water-path made by cutting away the lower branches and underwood.
The use of these Indian children is to fill water-jars from the river, gather firewood in the forest, cook, assist in paddling the montaria in excursions, and so forth.
One of the children, a naked boy about seven years of age, crossed over with the montaria to fetch us.
Send your montaria round the point, and come with us.
They had therefore been hurrying on the large montaria with all speed, in hopes of getting away before the arrival of the enemy.
A party of them will appear shortly to convey your goods; and they will also construct a montaria of a size sufficient for you to continue your voyage.
The montariatakes here the place of the horse, mule, or camel of other regions.
I have seen Indians cross rivers in a leakymontaria when it required the nicest equilibrium to keep the leak just above water: a movement of a hair's-breadth would send all to the bottom; but they manage to cross in safety.
Then he took a bow and arrow from the bottom of the montaria and shot a large turtle in the water, while his companions kindled a fire, intending to dine.
For many weeks our adventurers continued to ascend the Amazon, sometimes sailing before the wind; at other times, when it fell calm, pushing the montaria up the current by means of long poles, or advancing more easily with the paddles.
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