Hides, Lyall and two natives continued on the river, travelling day and night, and reached the lower Fly 9. There a huge wave appalling speed overturned the dugout.
Hides is a strong swimmer, and he seized Lyall and reached the shore, but the canoe and equipment were lost. Hides then dispatched a native servant for help while he improvised a raft, moving slowly down the river under terrible conditions.
Meanwhile, the servant Bija sped for seven days and covered 65 miles through the trackless jungle without food, finally meeting a launch whose occupants hastened upstream and met Hides, Lyall is expected to recover.
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