Show BRITISH HONORS FOR BOSTONIAN WHO l f WI S Sf J LONDON nON March 2 The The Royal Rya R y r G Geographical i al society has awarded tho kings king's gold medal to Dr Hamilton Rice o of Boston M Mass ss for his bis work of cx ex exploration in South America Dr Rice started from London in December De Do- cember 1911 for Barranquilla at the tho mouth of the tho Magdalena Magdalona river and twenty five days das later reached Bogota capital of Columbia From that city Dr Rico Rice and his party varty for San Sam SanMartin SanMartin Martin miles south of Bogota For twenty one months the tho party explored d southeast Colombia and northwest Br Brazil Brazil Bra Bra- zil zit tra traveling am almost st square miles of virtually unknown country Tho The trip ended at Manaos Brazil 1000 1010 miles n up the Amazon river Dr Rice Eico said afterward afterward- that tho the record of ot the tho party w was s on one of physical horrors Insects made existence horn norri- ble there thero were periods of or starvation and consequent mutiny m a and d constant prevalence of disease A race of light colored Indians was disco discovered ere as asal was sab also a 3 colony colour composed composed com corn posed entirely of male DIalo Indians Indians' tor For the e most part however the region ex ex- explored explored was yas uninhabited Progress Pro res through t rou h tho the country was was ox- ox difficult difficult l i being necessary necessary sary to cut ft n. track almost tho the entire wa way In being forced to swim small email streams tho the members of the party were attacked by dan dangerous erous swordfish which inflicted ugly septic wounds From tho the result of one ono of these attacks Dr Rice Rico suffered from poisonous ulcers and was compelled to operate upon himself him him- self by candle candIa light ight cutting hig big leg to the tho bone Durin During a period of starvation tho party was reduced to eating monkey monley mea meat |