Routledge, Katherine

The Mystery of Easter Island

PART I THE VOYAGE TO EASTER ISLAND 3(121) CHAPTER I THE START Why we went to Easter Island-The Building and Equipping of the Yacht-The Start from Southampton-Dartmouth-Falmouth 3(11) CHAPTER II THE VOYAGE TO SOUTH AMERICA A Gale at Sea-Madeira-Canary Islands-Cape Verde Islands-Across the Atlantic 14(10) CHAPTER III BRAZIL Pernambuco-Bahia-Cabral Bay-Cape Frio-Rio de Janeiro-Porto Bello-A Pampero 34(18) CHAPTER IV ARGENTINA The River Plate-Buenos Aires, its Trade and People 52(13) CHAPTER V PATAGONIA Port Desire-Eastern Magellan Straits-Punta Arenas-Western Magellan Straits-Patagonian Channels 65(34) CHAPTER VI CHILE Refitting at Talcahuano-Trip to Santiago and across the Summit of the Andes-Valparaiso-To Juan Fernandez-Typhoid on Board-Back to Chile-Juan Fernandez again 99(12) CHAPTER VII JUAN FERNANDEZ The Island-Selkirk-Anson-Fate of the Dresden 111(4) CHAPTER VIII LIFE ON BOARD 115(9) PART II EASTER ISLAND 124(181) CHAPTER IX ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND First Impressions-The Story of the El Dorado-Mana despatched 124(7) CHAPTER X CONDITIONS OF LIFE ON THE ISLAND Description of the Island-Accommodation-Climate-Food-Labour 131(9) CHAPTER XI A NATIVE RISING A Declaration of Independence-Cattle-raiding-A Mission which failed-Bad to Worse-Arrival of a Chilean Warship 140(10) CHAPTER XII A GERMAN BASE A Visit from Von Spee-First news of the War-S.R. goes to Chile-The Prinz Eitel Friedrich-Return of Mana-Departure of the Expedition 150(15) CHAPTER XIII PREHISTORIC REMAINS AHU OR BURIAL-PLACES Form of the Easter Island Image-Position and Number of the Ahu-Design and Construction of the Image Ahu-Reconstruction and Transformation-The Semi-pyramid Ahu-The Overthrow of the Images and Destruction of the Ahu 165(10) CHAPTER XIV PREHISTORIC REMAINS (continued) STATUES AND CROWNS Rano Raraku, its Quarries and Standing Statues-The Southeast Face of the Mountain-Isolated Statues-Roads-Stone Crowns of the Images 175(25) CHAPTER XV NATIVE CULTURE IN PRE-CHRISTIAN TIMES Sources of Information: History, Recent Remains, Living Memory-Mode of Life: Habitations, Food, Dress and Ornament-Social Life: Divisions, Wars, Marriages, Burial Customs, Social Functions 200(36) CHAPTER XVI NATIVE CULTURE IN PRE-CHRISTIAN TIMES (continued) Religion-Position of the Miru Clan-The Script-The Bird Cult-Wooden Carvings 236(36) CHAPTER XVII CAVES AND CAVE-HUNTING Residential Caves-Caves as Hiding-Places for Treasure-Burial Caves 272(5) CHAPTER XVIII LEGENDS First Arrival on the Island-The Long Ears exterminated by the Short Ears-The Struggle between Kotuu and Hotu Iti 277(13) CHAPTER XIX THE PRESENT POSITION OF THE PROBLEM 290(15) PART III THE HOMEWARD VOYAGE EASTER ISLAND TO SAN FRANCISCO 305(30) CHAPTER XX PITCAIRN ISLAND A Kind Welcome-Religion-Administration-Economic Problems-Physique-Native Remains-A Glimpse of Rapa 305(11) CHAPTER XXI TAHITI, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, SAN FRANCISCO Tahiti-Voyage to Hawaiian Islands-Oahu, with its capital Honolulu-Visit to Island of Hawaii-San Francisco-The Author returns to England 316(19) PART IV THE HOMEWARD VOYAGE-Continued SAN FRANCISCO TO SOUTHAMPTON BY S.R. 335(54) CHAPTER XXII SAN FRANCISCO TO PANAMA Catching Turtle-The Island of Socorro and what we found there-The tale of a Russian Finn-Quibo Island-Suffering of the Natives from Elephantiasis-A Haul with the Seine 335(24) CHAPTER XXIII PANAMA TO JAMAICA Navigation of the Gulf of Panama-Balboa and the City of Panama-Through the Canal-Cristobal-An Incapable Pilot-The Education of a Cook-A Waterspout-A Further Exciting Experience 359(14) CHAPTER XXIV JAMAICA TO SOUTHAMPTON Jamaica, and the Bahamas-Bermudas-Azores-Preparing for Submarines-Southampton once more 373(16) EPILOGUE 389(3) ITINERARY OF THE EXPEDITION 392(3) INDEX 395