Project Gutenberg 2013-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 171 La Varre, William 1898 1991 Varre, William La LaVarre, William Johanne LaVarre, W. J. (William Johanne) 19015868 Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds E-text prepared by sp1nd, srjfoo, Matthew Wheaton, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds" by William J. La Varre is an adventurous travel narrative written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles La Varre's expedition to British Guiana in search of diamonds, accompanied by his friend Dudley P. Lewis, as they navigate through the treacherous Mazaruni River and encounter various challenges and local tribes. The narrative promises thrilling adventures filled with personal discovery and insights into the indigenous cultures of the jungle. The opening of the book sets the stage for this exhilarating journey, beginning with the protagonist receiving an unexpected letter from Lewis inviting him to partner in a diamond-mining venture. Excited by the prospect, La Varre quickly prepares for the trip, detailing their preparations in Georgetown, including gathering supplies and recruiting a team of native paddlemen for their journey up the river. The richness of the environment and the cultural interactions are hinted at as they embark on their journey, with La Varre eager to document everything they see along the way, from the unique locals they plan to meet to the natural beauty surrounding them. This initial exposition captivates the reader's interest in both the adventure at hand and the deeper exploration of the jungle’s allure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43051/43051-h/images/cover.jpg en Guyana -- Description and travel Diamond mines and mining -- Guyana Mazaruni River (Guyana) F2351 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 195714 195487 2024-09-18T06:31:59.132873 2023-09-18T14:45:50.251593 text/html text/html 194430 2013-06-28T09:25:53 text/html 1555581 2013-06-28T09:29:34 text/html application/zip 1593293 2024-09-18T06:32:03.621834 application/epub+zip 1593509 2024-09-18T06:32:00.126826 application/epub+zip 136113 2024-09-18T06:31:59.616840 application/epub+zip 1674174 2024-09-18T06:32:06.610820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1642325 2024-09-18T06:32:03.106811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188063 2022-09-19T16:11:37.413072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161563 161372 2024-09-18T06:31:58.395847 2023-09-18T14:45:49.623554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 161133 2013-06-28T09:22:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 62937 2013-06-28T09:22:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161140 2013-06-28T09:22:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62934 2013-06-28T09:22:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20579 2024-09-18T06:32:06.760791 application/rdf+xml 20445 2024-09-18T06:31:59.705839 image/jpeg 3056 2024-09-18T06:31:59.660831 image/jpeg 1558131 2024-09-18T06:31:59.209861 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog