The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-13

with stars. and each one seemed .
planet
shortly after we left the hotel we
had a MAGNIFICENT view of this valley
Of the upper Andes. in which Ala1ueia,
San Jose and other towns lie san
Jose was lighted by electricity. ana II
seemed q great golden lake on the
star lit expanse oelow M
For the first few miles the road was
fairly good We passed through sugar
and coffee plantations. and by rude
factories where with lamps or eanoies
the men were already grinding the
cane They start at o'clock In the
morning and at about have enough
Juice to boil down fo1 the day
Clinb4nE Up the Volcano.
So far all was peaceful enough and
as we rode rapidly along on our Costa
Ricsn ponies I thought OF the remark
of the British consul a, San Jose that
the ride was a hard one and l rather
saeered at his Judgment saying to
Floeckher. why. my boy. this Is .
c.nch Il IL lIke riding . rocking
horse over the Washington asphalt
Twas soon 70 ind my mistake We
shortly left the road and took . trail
over the mountainA Senior de soto.
who. I venture 10 . descendant OF the
man who discovered the Mississippi.
and the guide, . peon named Roja-
agreed ,ha, we had better take . short
CIT over the hills az IL was too dark
70 20 through the woods We did this
and came az once into . series OF
I rarines and Gorges % deep that We
could rot see our horses heads In 'front.'
os us-
I In the meantime the clouds had OBJ
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cliffs seemed to extend up on all SIDES.
+; We forded several streams. and was
warned to put only my toes in the
st!rrups les; in case OF Q fall should
be erAxged We elimped up hill and
down ard finally came into canyon,
which seemed exceedingly perfiou2
Out Of this we crawIed up into the
orea. where a ain wind was blow
ing. Tie region was wild and hji1ocky.
! 7. was scanned with earthquake cracks
and GgIIIes down which the horses
~orIc almost 60 on their noses ana
I ur which they wosId climb like the
comics Of the Alp0
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/ Al. this time IL was growing darker
and darker. The land was full OF
aun.ps and down timber. and the
! guide. who we scrsmbItne along upon
!, his bare feet fell again and again.
|. ] could keep track of him only BY hts
I white straw hat which he carried
7 Ia his hand THIS made . faint light
I for o time. bet .; last even the hat
I vas invisible Then. 20 crown u all.
TIRE rsas STOPPED and said he had lost
L his ray He advised Is that We hae
|. better rs;s .a.Y. un,il daylight az
so-. o: TIE earthquake cracks wers
eyo.ecins1y dangerous He said. how
ever. ina, TIE pa,h could not Be far
. 81 ara Z insisted on ogr trying 90 md
|. 60, OF mr horse and tried "a
nak. nv way over the GuIIses and the
fallen trees ard stvnpx. bot war
more otter On ny face than my feet
soon became vfnded ana then con.
oIsses Z would rather ~ On the
bark ~ o horse than on foot So
70. on aSs:n ans shrashed ny steel
into ar.i,n. Then the saddle gtrth
b~sks aef sIad down % the grounA
TJoeekksY lost 6rUe ~ oee o0o %
trying % sn1 fsss his hcrss disaVpsose1
and he vent along for . ssms upos
s,ss
|! asss~ q Will we gce she horss en<
,sassss ~ aSase. spA5sy reschsng Z
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