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...South America, now known as the River Plate, Sent out by the governor of Castilla del Oro to search for a strait connecting the Atlantic with the newly discovered Pacific, de Lolis ascended the bay then known as the Mar Dulce as far as the mouth of the Parana River whore in 1516 he was killed by Indians...
...Paulo rebels of Brazil, whose revolt failed conspicuously last year (TIME, July 14 et seq.), and who have not yet been brought to boot by the Federal Government, were preparing the second installment of their rebellion, were preparing to attack in the region of La Guayra on the Parana River...
...Volga. It is the 23rd longest river in the world. Others before it: Amazon (4,000). Nile (3,600), Yangtse (3,400), Yenisei (3,300), Mississippi (3,160), Missouri (3,000), Lena (3,000), Congo (3,000), Niger (3,000), Obi (2,700), Hoangho (2,600), Amur (2,500), Parana (2,450), Volga (2,400), Mackenzie (2,300), La Plata (2,300), Yukon (2,000), Madeira (2,000), Arkansas (2,000), Rio del Norte (1,800), St. Lawrence (1,800), Sao Francisco...
...Arequipa, Peru, on the west slope of the Andes, where the Harvard Observatory is located. From this point trips of a few months' duration will be made among the neighboring Indian tribes. The main work will be among the tribes living on the head waters of the Amazon and Parana Rivers. There has been no previous expedition of this sort from America, and the only work done in this region has been by the Germans. In an ethnological way the region is practically unexplored, and will be of the greatest importance in advancing scientific knowledge of the primitive South American...
...advancement of these remote tribes. It is hoped to make a complete collection of everything that may contribute to our knowledge of the races. Reports and collections will be sent frequently to the Peabody Museum. As the conclusion of the work the party will travel by boat down the Parana River, to its junction with the Platte River, down which they will pass to Argentine and Chile...