Project Gutenberg 2013-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 362 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 Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Guyana -- Description and travel Diamond mines and mining -- Guyana Mazaruni River (Guyana) F2351 Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing 195612 2025-10-17T10:41:33.055204 text/html 173904 2024-10-23T16:39:00 text/html 1593156 2025-10-17T10:41:37.339198 application/epub+zip 1593301 2025-10-17T10:41:33.990187 application/epub+zip 135913 2025-10-17T10:41:33.522200 application/epub+zip 1672028 2025-10-17T10:41:39.983189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1641964 2025-10-17T10:41:36.720168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188063 2022-09-19T16:11:37.413072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161402 2025-10-17T10:41:32.569196 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141459 2024-10-23T16:39:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16894 2025-10-17T10:41:40.117159 application/rdf+xml 20445 2025-10-17T10:41:33.597190 image/jpeg 3056 2025-10-17T10:41:33.560192 image/jpeg 1558081 2025-10-17T10:41:33.150217 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog