Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-26

L. Tolton Heber Magleby. and Chester
Van Buren,. The first two we had left
in San Marcos, all four OF us having
started from San Jose de Costa Rica
for the overland trip, but the slight
sickness Of Mr.. Magleby prevented his
coming. and Mr.. Tolton remained to
nurse him.
EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
They had some exciting experience
In getting TO Panama. When they
reached the seaport Limon they found
II Guaranteed because OF yellow fe-
yer, or what was supposed to be yell
low fever. The steamer would not
take passengers. In vain they tried 70
get consuls permit, and In vain they
tried 10 get the officials TO let them
pass, Oh the ground that they were not
residents Of Limon. They found, how
ever. by going UP the coast about thir-
ty miles to Bocas del Toro, they could
embark, but how to get up the coast
was not an easy question. BY land.
was impossible and by sea just as i'm
possible II seen by officers. They tried
II, however, and engaged negro TO
take them In a canoe, all to start just
they were getting in the boat an officer
came that way and wanted to know
where they were going. The negro i'm
medlately replied that they were not
going anywhere, having Just come In
from a short row. The boys went up
town and came 10 the beach again
an hour later, embarked. and were soon
at sea.
The ocean was not quiet. A rain
storm came up and as there was
no protection possible, they got
very wet. Seasickness came on also
In a few moments which odded greatly
to their discomfort. They could not
sleep, they could not even lie down. but
We're forced TO sit In that cramped posi-
ton TO the end OF their voyage. They
were out all night, all the next day and
part OF the next night; landing In safe
~. however, at their destination, about
ten o'clock.
CITY OF PANAMA.
Panama Is a city OF from 1900 10
10000 inhabitants, made up principally
OF Cinnamon. negroes. native Colom-
bians and white people. and n mixture
OF all bloods. The Cinnamon are the
Iaundrymen and shop keepers, the ne
groes do general work and drive hacks,
while the natives are engaged In all
business. some Of them having very
respectable mercantile establishments.
The white people. those not connected
with other governments, are the bank
ers and the wholesalers. Here Is the
seat Of government for the state OF de-
partment Of Panama, which comprises
all Of that part OF the isthmus from the
Casta Rican line TO the connection with
South America.
The STREETS which are narrow, are
paved with cobble and fiat hard stone,
and are usually clean. The sidewalks
are inconsiderable, as they are in all
Central American cities. Some OF the
houses are large and we'll built. and are
cosmopolitan In architecture In fact
Panama IL the most cosmopolitan town
we have seen sinse we left home.
One great drawback Is the poor har-
Dor. The water Is quiet enough but
not deep enough near land. Ships must
load and unload AZ n place called La
Boca, or THE Mouth" being the mouth
OF the canal
To the west Of the town Is n hlll. 300
feet high. on the side 81 which Is a
spring Of living water, Here are built
the hospitals. most beautiful end
healthfui site On the other side Of this
hill on q site equally beautiful was
built by the officers Of the canal a
country cottage In every way rs beau
tifui as labor ana means In this land
could make Il This was presented 10
the great carai CHEZ ne Lesseps. but
--o,sed By him with the remark, *