Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-08-30
Letter From Panama.

Letter From Panama.
William G. Powders sailed from New
York for Panama on August LIST, and
his mother has received a long letter
from him, in which he speaks in the
highest terms Of his location there. The
trip was one Of particular pleasure to
him, as he has always been very fOBd
OF the water. They took down about
two hundred passengers and the accom-
modations were fire, according to his
letter. They arrived at Colon on Wed.
nesday, August 9Th, and he says; II
was assigned to a nice bungalow built
/ by the government. A bungalow Is a
house built of the ground, with yer
andas around it, and screened in. The
houses here are not plastered, and we
have no glass windows we have the
doorways and window openings with
slat shutters, which are freshly painted,
in blue and white inside and out. There
are no carpets on the floors, but the
rooms are very nice and large. We
have two bureaus, metal stands large
centre table, four chairs of oak and
other comforts in the rooms On the
verandas are oak rocking chairs, aud
the bungalows are each looked after by
jaHitOr. Everything is found but the
covering, which consists of one or two
sheets, as you like, and one blanket.
We have two bath rooms and two sta
tiOnery washstands with two closets in
each bungalow. The bungalow that /
am in is No. 80, room (which is an
end room. There are four rooms for
each floor and each bungalow has two |
stories, so a bungalow accommodates
thirty-two people-all males.
We take bath every night as it is so
handy. We have a shower bath con-
nected-all owned by the government
and looked after by it. Our shelter
does not cost anything, and we get our
meals at the government mess room, or
hotel, which ever you choose to call it
the government runs this also, and
hey issue books to US, the employees,
Of fifty meals, for So or, 80
tents per meal so you see that it costs
'27 80 per month besides washing,
which will he about IS more, making
bout one dollar per day.
We couldn't live so cheap if it were
lot for the government; in fact they ,
ould not keep men here unles they S
i'd provide for them in this way. The
meals are very good. l will give you s
Ddays menu" For breakfast: Dat
neal, bacon and eggs, warm biscuits,
'ed tea, coffee. Dinner: Soup, roast
eef, mashed potatoes, cold slaw, y
1used meats, pickles, pumpkin pie. T
ed tea, coffee. Supper; Soup, roast A
lrkey, ssuse and dressing, soused 7
leafs, cabbage, pickles, peach pie, cof n
ie and iced tea. You see a person can a
We on that. In regards to the country, Is
will tell you later, but will say this, II
lat 1 have not taken any quinine, or
en any taken. a,
This is the rainy season and it will T.
until December, and then it al
mes off dry which is considered very f.
ne by those who have been here three
four years. They say we will get 7,
to the wet weather and APP II
eciate the dry all the more. We have n
ore warm weather here than you do
Delaware, in fact there is no winter T.
It, you have hotter weather during n
e summer than we do here. Our -
ghts are cool, and am sleeping I'M
r a blanket each night" liz
Now mother my health is fine. My 90
siness keeps me under cover about n,
the time, so the rainy weather does VI
t affect me- l write these personal Of
alters, so that you will know that we do
, well taken care OF, which to you
II be more important than my i'm. "a
,ssions Of the country, which l Will an,
lite at another time. Give my regards tor
friends" My address is, p
lliam G. Powders, Gorgona, Canal boi
ne, Isthmus of Panama. bir
ent
To Our Board Of Education.