La Junta tribune., 1916-10-28
ALL THE WAY FROM PERU
Mrs. Esther MCCune Brinkman Tells
Interesting Tale Of Her Trip to
South America

Tirapata, Peru, where her husband
is in the employ of the Inca Mining
Company, writes a very interesting
letter of her trip through the Pana-
ma Canal and her journey down
the west coast of South America,
, from which we have been permitted
| to quote as follows:
This old boat is rolling so that
| shall not attempt long letter
but will wait until | can think of
the trip as a whole and then I'll
write everything.
We were eight days getting
( through the canal on account of
slides. II should have taken us about
eight hours. We were on the first
boat coming this way. but those go
ing the other way were allowed to
pass through first. and It was al
most like a review-six boats pass
Ing us. OF every kind, and belonging
to all the different countries. There
were tramp steamers and one fine
big passenger liner. and there was
an oil boat which belongs to Louis
Emery of Bradford. Pa. the man
we're down here for. In the harbor
at Panama we're three United States
submarines and the United States
Cruiser "Charlestown" anchored in
the bay. II surely Is q beautiful boat
with her six guns back against her
sides Just as graceful as . cats tail.
The boat is white and looked good
to us.
Carlyle is playing Auction Bridge
with two Englishmen and another
American. Carlyle and one English
man are winning. There are eleven
tincluding myselfD Americans on
board and three Englishmen. so
that would indicate. It seems to me,
that Americans are at least investi-
eating any opportunities that. there
may be In this part OF the world.
We have not met any Germans.
However, all the English hand" II
to us whenever they can
The Peruyians are higher
type OF people than I expected to see.
and are not the fierce piratical peo-
pie | would not have been surprised
to see. Their towns are clean and
so are they, and that is a lot. After
Kingston. Jamaica. I was prepared
for anything anywhere.
/ There is an acrobat and his wife
on board bound for Antofogasta.
where they will Join circus. There
are also two motor trucks from
Wichita Falls. Texas. going to An
tofogasta. too. They say that
couple of Americans got themselves
elected to the city council In Anita
fogasta and that they have done
wonders-paved the streets. cleaned
up the town and made II the most
enterprising and up to date town on
so. so ] believe II.
We will reach Millendo on Sun
day. September cath. We leave the
boat there. then by train to Are
quipa. and by train to Tirnpata
From there We go by mule to the
mine. Carlyle has business letters
and letters OF introduction to people
In all three towns to men who viii
help MS get started on our way.
The trip on this boat has become
monotonous aud We shall be glad to
leave II. Those eight days In tho
canal makes II so long. and we stop
at every little port. and these pco-
pie, while willing. simply never
glimpsed such n thing as efficiency.
They simply don't know how To
work, and so Il takes 80 much time
To load and unload the cargo
All these ports have electric
lights. We took on about twenty
five cattle today and put Off oats
and soap.
When We reach Nollondo the pas
sengers will probably be let down to
small boats IN barrels and II We do
Carlyle is going to take my picture.
To-day n was done that way and tho
man at the hoist bumped n Catholic
priest as hard ms he dared. but let
all the women down easy.
have been tho only American
woman IN sight ever since We left
Panama. but all the women have
been nice and friendly and all the
Peruyians are nice TO us. One nice
old fellow. who has Just spent four
months In tho states. and n one Of
the real Pcruvians from the way he
acts. and II treated. etc. has talked
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