Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27

visit 20 the gigantic work now
nearing completion between
the cities Of Colon and Pana-
ma. RIll tell OF his occasional
glimpses Of the virgin forests and Of
his experiences yith the natives. sup
plemeut!ug bis narrative perhaps.
with pictures OF the Jungle and OF
What be- TOOK for aboriginal Indians
says writer Boo the Geographical
Nagalr.
ln 'a.' G our friend bias follow %
The customary route limiting Dos itin-
erar} fo q train ride from Colon
across 20 Panama. aIlh STOP. al Gatun
and Pedro Miguel 20 inspect the locks.
and at D4iebn TO sce lla big cut. ne
knows gcry little oil. Jae real coun
try. and To- ninety nine cases out Of a
hundred his native Indians are likely
10 have had kiuky hair and African
features
There is Unden.ably plenty Of Jun
gle and ihiCkei along the future canal.
but Il Is almost wholly second growth
and To- those places where the prime
val vegetation has been spared as In
the swampy lovlands between Gatun
and Bohio and 10 the sleeper declivi.
ties Of the hills. u Is and has always
been more or less stunted and scarce
and so does not give an adequate idea
o. the majestic forests that still cover
about Two thirds OF the territory OF
the Republic Of Panama
IT, however. our tourist is man
OF leisurely habits. a stranger 10 the
hurried ways OF the present genera.
ton be may leave the beaten track
pick up the wanderers stock and 90
tramping over the excellent roads
built parallel 10 the railroad and the
canal by the government OF the Cana
Zone He will then meet occasionally
some last yostige OF the aboriginal
vegetation aud examples OF the won
derful rankness OF tropical plant
HE
Not far from Pedro Miguel on the
way 10 Panama. stands a cluster OF
Cayanillesia trees. once part Of the
forest but today shading a pasture
Apart from the striking effect Of their
huge straight trunks. which are ont
OF proportion with their insignificant
fai crowns. these particular spcci.
mems are Of especial interest on &C
count of the fact that they grow
nearly at the extreme northv estern
areal limit OF the species East.
ward iu Colombia. IL seems to ressch
the MaEdalena river. and souihward 10
can be- followed along the coastal plains
a far as Peru
In thus wandering across the coun.
try. instead OF keeping exclusively TO
railroad trains the traveller will have
occasion many times 10 wonder at
the indcscribable luxuriance OF vege-
table 1fe In general and TO observe
the never ending struggle for su.
premacy
Real Indians.
As 20 the real Indians. he may sue.
coed tn getting a look at some male
specimens along the wharves OF Colon
or around the market In Panama
City. but the chances are that they
will mostly pass unnoticed n the
motley crowd Of mixed races OF
the larger towns. At least eight
tenths OF the native inhabitants
OF the republic show TO more or
less marked extent the stamp of AZ
rican blood. and the most eItraor
binary cases OF inter breeding are OBJ
served everywhere
East OF the canal. however. and not
taking the aboriginal tribes INTO con
sideration. the negro element vastly
predominates the settlements u Por.
70 Bello Nombre de Dios, PalasQue
and Vineto Frio on the Caribbean
sea. being formed. as Il seems. By de.
sceudauts OF both West Indians and
Spsnish slaves. and the villages OF
the Pacific coast-Chepo Gilman.
Garachine- and those In the Tuym
BASIN by the latter only West OF the
canal the predominance 81 the A.
rican element becomes less marx.
I'd. az least on the southern side %
the country as one goes farther 20
ward thiriqu. where the whites and
tho civilized Indians have The upper
hand
n the years 1901 10 1903. when Rod.
riguez DE- Bastidss and Christopher
Columbus visited the northern coast
OF the isthmus. they found Il dense
~ populated About ten year later
Balboa met with identical conditions
along the southern coast. and al sub
sequent reports Of early explorers give
evidence OF the fact that tn whole
country vas In possession OF numer.
Gus clans. the names OF many OF which
have been preserved
The two principal nations we're she
aa.smies extending from the Chlri