Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-12

long before this we are forgotten b.
ninety-nine out Of every hundred that
say US, Al night we reached the little
village OF Chlriqui about six hours
travel from David. We applied ut a
neat looking house for camp accommo-
dations, and were given a hearty wei
come, ana before the rain came we were
under cover Although still sick we were
better but we had no appetite, not even
for the bread OF David But the lady
Of the house sent us In plate OF beans
KIND new TO us which proved both
tasty aud STRENGTHENING. the first thing
f1r scfeial days that we had rellshed
We bought some more and had her
cook them for u.s.
After two hours ride the next DAY we
came TO abeautiful valley OF flfly thnt-
sand acres or so, cleared OF trees ex.
cepi the surrounding mountains. and
covered with thick carpet Of green
grass. Passing across this we reached
a hacienda called Choreha and here
decided TO stop q feW moments. The
superintendent. when he learned We
were Americans, gave us q hearty wei
come; sent his servants to take care
OF our horses, and invited US ~ stairs.
NV iANN AIAh " ~ FNIAl SCI hfus IAH
fastened 10 show us that he was an
American Cuban, that Is, a Cuban who
greatly appreciated what the United
Spt?s had done for his country. On
lstting ne Kindly had some rice. meat
and plantains done up for us, With the
remark that we would lind nothing to
cat this side Of San Lorenzo, which we
reached two days later. This Is q town
OF i've hundred Inhabitants. II has a
store In which are found among other
things, canned salmon, corn, sardines.
ana crackers. Ii has also q church. and
the iautst padre We have seen.
Not far from San Lorenzo we came to
another river, this one swollen with the
recent rains so TINT we had to boat our
things across, and swim our mules.
We were fortunate IN getting boat,
for often we have to swim oar mules,
packs and all That night we stopped
at town coled ''El Hobo" not very
suggestive name, but nevertheless q ro.
mantle little village. Inhabited by q
social and hospitable people We
pitched our tents near a prominent
house, turned our mules out with the
animals Of the village and found them
next morning near by. The Indians
presented US In the evening with some
eggs and new corn tomales. and we
gave them some medicine, OF which
they were very much In need
The next day cur trail was through
an open country with an abundance Of
grass until we reached the hacienda OF
San Juan. This Is one Of the largest
cattle ranches on the isthmus. / esti-
mated that a thousand head OF cattle
and horses were In sight from our
camp and the grass seemed almost linz
itless
From the ranch we soon passed into
the virgin forest, crossed the San Juan
river and continued under the shade Of
trees, and thick clouds which already
were forming for the afternoon rain.
We reached a river Friday, Aug. 10th,
which TO look at was too deep to ford.
Brother Klenke rode in to test Il, but
soon returned with the disappointing
| remark, 1T will swim Our animals"
/ What TO do was the next question.
| There was nobody within five miles.
| Our ak handle was broken and we
could not make raft, and II our things
were wet, a day would be lost in drying
| them SO we did the only thing we
| could do and proceed on our Journey.
We stripped and carried our baggage
over. The water came up to our necks,
but the stream was not swift, and was
only thirty or forty yards across, Here
was q new experience. We had RATED
across rivers, swimming behind to push
the raft over. We had forded when the
water took the mules nearly over their
backs, and we had crossed In canoes,
but this was the first time We had car
! rled our luggage over. But In two
hours we were on the trail again fresh
from our morning bath.
AS we came out from the river bot
tom we reached an open country COW
/ cred with rich pasturage with here and
/ there a clump OF trees and a village.
The same description Of country we