Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-11-03

frame structures with 10 rooms at ss@sss
most and patio in the rear Of the Ssa SSS
5000 inhabitants perhaps so are well q
to do" in the conventional sense of
the phrase. The remainder super #s###|.S
lat1vely poor, measured by the stand
ard of dollars and cents, but passing
rich in fact by of having
everything that they need and probably all they
desire. Everyone seems to secure an easy live
lihood, but precisely how is difficult to determine
hard worker is not to be seen, but neither is
a beggar nor vagrant, and the municipality does
not boast any such institution almshouse.
However, the matter is Invested of much of its
mystery when considers that land as prolific
as any in the world is to be had for the taking,
and a mans outfit Of clothing consists of three
pieces-straw hat, shirt, and cotton trousers
while woman gets along very we'll with one gar
ment and children are not encountered to that
extent.
Although the dry season was wellnigh spent,
everything looked fresh and green the morning
that gal1oped out upon the llano my way to
Divala My moso, a long. lean fellow with a
melancholy visage, followed at a pace which he
varied but which later experience taught
me could always be depended on to bring him
up with at the end, of ride. Man never
possessed a less appropriate than his.
Pantaleon-"panther lon"-was possibly be-
slowed upon him in a spirit of irony. He
profoundly self-possessed and had the commend
able characteristic of combining his attention to
his business and just much of his en-
Before us stretched Of the llanos, which
lie like grassy islands in forest sea- at intervals
all along the Pacific slope Of the Cord1llera. For
6 miles onward and on either side of us the
ground extended in a sweep as level as a billiard
table and green. With its thick covering or
jeniebrillo the tract looked striking1y like bit
of the bluegrass country Of Kentucky. Here and
there wild fig ceibo threw its heavy-leafed
branches wide, affording grateful shelter for man
and beast On every side the close ranks of the
bouop cd fbo nano in md WA
yond in front the jabbed teeth of the
sierra, with the smoking cone of Ell Volcan pro-
jecting beyond the ruck
A well-worn crack indicates the shortest route
to the point where the road enters the forest
We keep it in sight for the sake OF preserving
our bearing otherwise one might ride unrestran-
eddy on the darkest night over this fiat expanse,
unbroken by gu1lies and devoid of burrows. In
fact 1 have crossed it at a hand gallop In
downpour of rain, when my horses ears were not
distinguishable and the blurred lights OF David
made a lurid beacon patch in the distance.
These Ilanos are the commons of the people
the poor mans grazing ground We pass smaIi
herds of from 10 to 20 head nibbling the herbage,
which is ample for sustenance but not sunclenty
rich and plentiful to condition them Tor market
Scattered over the range few mares with
fosls at their heels In this country they ride
and work only the male horses, leaving the re-
males constantly at grass. This is obviously
bad system for 1t retards hereditary transmission
and results in the development of serviceable
qualities on one side only. The animals are I'M
dersized and the breed poor the best strain being
derived from Peruvian stations. Despite his un
promising appearance, however, the Panamanian
pony is apt to surprise you with a wonderful dis
play of stamina. 1 have been carried ffty-odd
miles by one in twelve hours and found him fit
for a good days journey the next morning. They
are easy-going beasts. with singlefoot gait, and
II one will be content to ride them in the manner
to which they are accustomed, quite as service
able as the average mount to be picked up In
Central or South America It is distinctly advis-
able however, to get rid of the greasy hair bride
of the country, though no better substitute
than a piece of clean rope is available. Failure
to take this precaution cost me sore hand
of which was not cured for weeks.
Now and again traveller joys by, with NUT
tered "Buenos dias"-a salutation that Is never
omitted by man, woman or child. The rider
wears a conical straw hat, a cotton shirt flap