Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-02

world demands a thing, II is usually
done.
| The choice will lie between Nicaragua
and Panama, with chances In favor Of
| Panama, because OF what has already
been spent and what has been accom-
| plished Yet at Panama Is not the
| shortest cut from ocean to ocean, East
/, OF us few miles the isthmus narrows
! 70 legs than twenty miles. and the
| isthmus OF Darien Is narrower than
that OF Panama. But recent surveys
show that AZ neither Of these places Is
a canal possible. and so the Panama
route must be chosen. Possibly the
next session OF Congress will settle the
question as between the Nicaragua and
the Panama routes
TROUBLES OF THE EXPEDITION.
Our stay on the isthmus has been
heightened a week beyond the time
first outlined, but there was much 10
do and many questions to decide, and
matters could not be rushed. The
greatest question with us was our
route from here TO the main land Of
South America. 4 choice between two
lie before US, by land or by water
First the land route was beset with
many difficulties Not alone the rainy
season. with corresponding swollen
rivers, extensive swamps, and much
mud and mire but worst OF all we were
under the necessity of crossing an In
dian reservation and the Indians are
unwilling 10 permit any foreigner ia
sleep on their land Foreigners doing
business with them go by vessel, and
when night comes are required TO "a
aboard their ships until the next morn
ing.
LOYAL TRIBE OF INDIANS.
These Indians have decided that they
would not allow foreign blood TO mii
with theirs. Their women are there
fore guarded carefully. A few
years ago the Colombian government
required them to-.nake a concession TO
a certain company 10 cut valuable
woods on their reservation but u was
with the most solemn promise that the
workmen would not go into the villages.
Matters went on all right for a few
months but one day the contract was
broken by half dozen negroes gong
into a village and accostins same OF
the women. Immediately the Indians
we're In arms Ten OF The wood chop
tNrs were killed and the rest driven
Il um the shore \ war ensued between
IN, Indians and the government. but
al n a few battles peace was declared
but tie woodcho9pers never came BACK
No. long ago the American govern
meut desired 10 learn concerning the
possib \ routes OF canal east Of here
and d spatched an engineering party
TO max surveys. But TO the surprise
~ he ps rty the Indians would not per-
nit them 20 land The sunboat Machias
now anci cred On Cul)n harb0r was
called 10 az sist. and the captain was I'M
der The net eesity Of showing us guns
and threaten hg TO lay waste their VIZ
lsres. Even then the Indians would
NOT consent. VI ofcrcd no resistance
when the men landed. These facts |
learned from the 'ihcels n he gunhoat.
4 fcV days age. 7 foun one OF these
trdi-re ou rae DO "A s. Hr and his sons
md inst come n, VI san Bias with a
tral load OF cOc0al'uts. LUCKILY ne
cou.d lalk a little III ghish. 1 questioned
him carefully In reiad 10 ms people
and hls country. o. the latter ne
world say but little. His people fear
the Incoming o. the fMeiguer ana a.
tbev have n very fertile land they guard
h carefully. Vas led % understand
that In times OF Tranquil uy ana under
rartsp regulations / nigh Z possibly oo-
tain remission to pass NrouSh me
Land. but that az present Y would y.
impossible or very dangeroLf.. j sent
ms card 70 the chief. with ne wore
that In "a few years, ! or SONY OF my
friends. would visit him on m.ssion OF
peace
So acting on the advice OF the OIL
GERS Of the Machias we have chostp 10
take boat from here 10 Cutag'pa'
thence up the Msgdalena river to PutV-
TO Berrio. where We VIII form a camp.
A canoe win be purchased for the sec
ton in zoology. and under the direction
OF Mr.. Van Buren the collection OF birds
and beasts for the museum viii con-
tinue. The rest OF us win continue our
explorations. and when through In
zarahemla. 20 up TO the land OF NephL
Our faithful mules are sold. The
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