Chapter I: Front Matter

BOMBA
THE JUNGLE BOY
ON JAGUAR ISLAND

OR

Adrift on the River of Mystery

BY
ROY ROCKWOOD
AUTHOR OF “BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY,” “THROUGH THE
AIR TO THE NORTH POLE,” “ON A TORN-AWAY
WORLD,” ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

BOOKS FOR BOYS

_By_ ROY ROCKWOOD

THE BOMBA BOOKS

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY
BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AT THE MOVING MOUNTAIN
BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AT THE GIANT CATARACT
BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY ON JAGUAR ISLAND
BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY IN THE ABANDONED CITY

GREAT MARVEL SERIES

THROUGH THE AIR TO THE NORTH POLE
UNDER THE OCEAN TO THE SOUTH POLE
FIVE THOUSAND MILES UNDERGROUND
THROUGH SPACE TO MARS
LOST ON THE MOON
ON A TORN-AWAY WORLD
THE CITY BEYOND THE CLOUDS

SPEEDWELL BOYS SERIES

THE SPEEDWELL BOYS ON MOTOR CYCLES
THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR RACING AUTO
THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR POWER LAUNCH
THE SPEEDWELL BOYS IN A SUBMARINE
THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR ICE RACER

DAVE DASHAWAY SERIES

DAVE DASHAWAY, THE YOUNG AVIATOR
DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS HYDROPLANE
DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS GIANT AIRSHIP
DAVE DASHAWAY AROUND THE WORLD
DAVE DASHAWAY, AIR CHAMPION

CUPPLES & LEON CO., Publishers, New York

COPYRIGHT, 1927, BY
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY ON JAGUAR ISLAND
Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. WHAT THE LIGHTNING REVEALED 1

II. AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY 8

III. THE BLAZING CABIN 20

IV. TERRIBLE JAWS 27

V. HOW THE INDIANS CAME 34

VI. THROUGH THE JUNGLE 41

VII. A PERILOUS CROSSING 51

VIII. THE WARNING 59

IX. THE SKELETON 68

X. WRITHING COILS 78

XI. THE TRAILING PUMAS 85

XII. A TERRIFIC BATTLE 99

XIII. IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS 107

XIV. EYES THAT GLARED 117

XV. THE RUSHING RIVER 127

XVI. JAGUAR ISLAND 135

XVII. THE HIDDEN LISTENER 143

XVIII. DISCOVERED 151

XIX. IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE 157

XX. DAZZLING TREASURE 165

XXI. THE DEEPENING MYSTERY 174

XXII. THE CREEPING DEATH 182

XXIII. THE FIRE STICK SPEAKS 193

XXIV. THE VOLCANO’S ROAR 199

XXV. THE ISLAND SINKS 204

BOMBA
THE JUNGLE BOY
ON JAGUAR ISLAND