The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21

hsidcrina~ long and dangerous
overland f,om fegucigalpa, the
hl of Honduras. to Managua, the
HI OF Nicaragua. and the trcach-
and malaria-Ellcd frontier pass
len these countries, it is small won
hat the fighting in the late war
Yen Nicaragua and Honduras has
%chiehy on sea rather than land,
Qigh the trouble originally started
lad iu close proximity TO the from
eand near which the first battles
0fought. In dry weather the trip
the capital of Honduras TO the
III OF Nicaragua should be made
Sweek or ten days. but IN the
season. which will soon be COM
ing in the Central American coun-
Inow. the journey will consume
Ithree To SIX wceks-in fact, one
Ky TO get through safely IN any
L and it is only the stray tourist
SO little the vagarles
b tropical climate and the treach-
iungle roads who would dare TO
his life by making such trip
Z the wet season. Most overland
sys iii these countries are made
Y the dry months from December
NY, for in the remaining. wet or
led .'winter months, the deep
makes the roads practically I'M
Die, and food is a great scarcity.
csc times mules have TO be dis
q and oxen take their place, max
: no strange sight to see people
ed on oxen slowly but steadily
iig their way along, with the mud /
I up 10 the animals stomachs.
i Trip by Mules.
'hbout this time last year small
of Americans, including an Ameri
oman, made the trip by mule from
fgalpa to ManagUa. and the jour !
.hough fun of dangers and dis
rts. was none the less full of ,
.ences and adventures. The outfit !
Ned of five or six pack mules,
br four mounted "mozos, - or men |
Its, and the travelling party, duly |
ed. together with extra pack and |
animals for emergencies. Quan /
of American canned goods were |
packs, for the rains would soon
trting and native food is at a
I'm when the wet season is on. |
afivc food is tortilla (corn cake), |
offee and frijoles (black boans)-
appetizlpg diet to the American, |
sure, but when the canned goods |
4, one is glad TO eat their coarse |
;hough one is not always sure Of |
that during the rains; so it is /
seen that the food question is |
itbe main ,worrlments Of trip |
is.
first few days the weather was
nd dry. The high elevation made !
and comfortable, and the beauti.
-ountains and vast, fine forests
materially in rendering that part
tourney ideal and long to be re,
pred, The first night was spent
i Antonio, mining town Of a
nndred inhabitants, and a house
indy donated 10 the tourists by
j native miner and his family.
.puse was profusely draped on the
pr as well as interior with heavy
iicrepe, and 1t was thought at. first |
ID funeral had just taken place
for moving on to the |
house were contemplated. but on !
AZ it was learned that the family |
tiends had for several days merely |
celebrating the anniversary of
.of an inmate who had passed
lhere few months previous. It
. be acknowledged that this was
; very encouraging start-out. and !
3lwsome fears of the travelling par |
Iere by no means subdued when |
finer Of the house proceeded with |
bride to exhibit the burning can |
artificial and real flower donations, |
mains Of a feast and the "artis- /
repe drapings of the interior, all |
ich had been gotten up for the |
ition. But the night was passed |
le following night was spent in
rted mining town In hut which
terally alive with bugs, bats and |
lhg insects, which did their ut
TO keep everyone awake. Here, |
}ome Of the animals had grown
re and an effort was made to shoe |
but it was discovered that no one
n had ever heard Of such a thing |
.seshoeing. So of course it was
the question.
third night was no better than
cond, and by the fourth night |
me was too tired 10 make any |
ions TO an old woman s one.room |
ld occupying the same room with
:, two pigs, a sick dog and numer-
lckens, while the mozos slept out
snder the caves.
q are rarely any doors on the
70 native hut, so that the dogs