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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo15amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Colonel Roosevelt and Messrs. George K. Cherrie and Leo E. Miller, the two representatives from the American Museum. (The photographs used in this article are by Mr. Miller) THE ROOSEVELT-RONDON SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION A REVIEW OF ITS MOVEMENTS IN SOUTH AMERICA IN 1913-14 AND OF SOME OF ITS ZOOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS By L. E. Miller Mammalogist of the Expedition THE plan of the expedition, fully de- cided upon after consultation with the Brazilian Government on arrival at Rio de Janeiro, took shape as follows: to ascend the Paraguay to the high- est navigable point, cross the vast breadth of Matto Grosso on mule-back and descend the unexplored Rio da Diivida. It was decided also that the main purpose of the expedition should be an exploration of the Rio da Diivida with zoological collecting as we moved along or as opportunity presented itself. The steamship "Vandyck" remained at anchorage in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro two days, which gave us ample time to view the natural scenic wonders of the harbor, and the beautiful city. The greater part of one day was spent in the botanical gardens which with the avenues of stately royal palms and large collections of plants from all parts of the tropical world, doubtless surpass anything of a similar nature found in South America. Here Colonel Roosevelt left the party, accom- panied by his son Kermit and Doctor Zahm; the remainder of the expedition consisting of Mr. George K. Cherrie, Mr. Jacob Sigg, Mr. Anthony Fiala and myself, resumed the voyage and reached Buenos Au-es six days later (Oc- tober 27), twenty-three days after leaving New York. We had stopped a day at Santos, Brazil's great coffee center, and another at Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Although we had read and heard a great deal about the city of Buenos Aires, we were hardly prepared for the pleasant surprise that awaited us. The population of this metropolis of the south is in the neighborhood of two millions, and the city presents a clean, dignified appearance. Thefe is no lack of modern edifices, including large hotels and splendid theatres; an electric subway was just being opened, and the zoological park 49

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