The Arizona champion., 1890-04-05

way. In Guatemala we stopped a
 Champoreco and San Jose de Qua
 temala. After leaving Guatemal
 we stopped at Acajulta, Salvatore
 in Honduras; Amaspola, in Nicara qua; Corueto, in Costa Rica. A
 the last place we stopped two day
 unloading 400 tons of freight. Here
 we had very pleasant time, as thi'
 city IS well layed out, nice widt
 streets and good side walks, is vel
 lighted at night and has several fine
 buildings. We arrived here on
 Sunday and stopped for dinner with
 an American who has been here for
 30 years. AS we sat under the shade trees in front of his place, we saw about 100 small girls pass by with three ladies. 1 asked our host
 what 1t meant, and he replied that this was examination day for the schools, and they were marching to school. It being Sunday I thought it rather queer day for these ex- ercises, but then, we were out of America, so had to believe it. They went to the school house, and all those who passed good examina- tion, were given presents. In this city we saw everything that grows in a tropical country. The city is full of soldiers and I saw this at all the ports we stopped at. They have good music at all the places. The main sports art bull and cock fighting. I saw some of the finest game chickens at this port. that l have ever seen in my life. They are great people to dance. As this was out of my line I did not attend them, but some of the passengers did and all say that the dances were fine. After taking aboard 3700 sacks ef coffee we started for Panama, arriving there Christmas, at day break. We landed at o'clock and were driven to the Hotel de Ia Mo.ina, a very nice place rulI on the French plan. Everything is French, you know, in Panama. Here we found that Uncle Sans money was worth Sl.62 a gain of 62 cents for young Amer lea. Well, Christmas day was quite a holiday here. We had good music all day, and the natives enjoyed themselves by getting drunK. We spent our time in writing and riding over the city. Panama is quite nice at present owing to the improvements made by the French people since com mencing the construction of the canal, but the old streets can give you some great stories in regard to it before. They have nice little park in the center of the city, three blocks from our hotel, where you can get seat, and in the evening see the people promenade. It is lighted by electric lights and all the pretty flowers that grow in this country are to be seen in this park The band plays every night from s till 10. Our first trip here was to Panama canal, a place 1 would not have missed for anything. The company have quite a town of their own about two miles from the city. Here you can see all kinds of ma chinery. It seems that every one who had anything to do with the canal was on the make, as there was plenty of money spent in differ ent ways that did no one any good. These are only stories that we heard. houses that cost Sl20,000 could be built in America anywhere for Sl5,- 900; one cistern for water that cost S35, 900, and plenty of other things that would tire one to iston to.
 We went all over the Panama Canal Co.'S main building. They have quite force of men keeping things from going to ruin, such as the steam foots, railroads and tools of all kinds. I got some fine speci- mems of small shells out of the canal that 1 am saving and will send them home. We had a very nice trip but it was very hot. The way they travel in the city is by car riage, pulled by a poor little mule that l could almost carry myself, but they seemed to get over the city very well.
 All the water is hauled in bar rels on cart by mules about a mile from the spring and is sold by the bucket for 5c. That is fresh water. The water for fire Is taken from the ocean. We went to the