Hopeful of discovering gold and diamonds in Central Brazil, three London men, Capt S. C. Bullock and Capt E. D. O'Brien, mining engineers, and Mr. A. S. Quaife, a fermer naval lieutenant, sailed recently from Liverpool by the Booth liner Hildebrand for the Araguaya river and some of its principal tributaries.
One of these tributaries by the way, is the Rio de Morte, or "the River of the Dead."
Captain O'Brien returned from his latest visit to Brazil last November.
The adventure is being undertaken on behalf of a private syndicate. The explorers will sail on the Booth liner to Para, whence they will proceed by a. steam launch, which they are taking with them, up to Tocantine River, of which the Araguaya is an offshoot.
They will journey 1,500 miles up the Araguaya and penetrate into country on the western side which, with the exception of 300 miles up the river has never been explored.
Interviewed before sailing, Captain O'Brien said he was certain, from previous experience, that the Araguayan gravels would yield payable gold.
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very big copper lode, an am igi ge he mid weve a hopeful that we shall discover this copper in commercial quantities. On previous visits I have found diamonds in the tributaries of the Araguaya, and also discovered payable gold in the gravel of the Captain O'Brien believes that Central Brazil is the coming gold-field of the world.
'The party will be absent for nine months. During their expedition their diet will consist mainly of fish, bananas, wild duck, wild deer, and turtles' eggs, They will be without bread, butter, or milk.
The country is peopled by tribes of Indians, whom Captain O'Brien describes as perfectly friendly.
He hopes to locate a tribe repute ed to wear strings of gold in rough nuggets round their necks, having had the secret imparted to him by a faithful Indian, who used to fol—low him about like a dog.
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