Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-08

yet they were there when they had
the trade winds-the coolest season.
They were appalled, at the prices and
say if any one at Baraboo thinks
things are high he ought to visit
Columbia He would forever hold his
peace. Prices paid in South America
are much higher than those paid at
home Mrs Williams found her child
rem weli-Mr Williams suffering
from ameobic and an Infection Of the
foot The foot was giving him much
trouble when the letter was written,
March 5. Mr.. and Mrs. Newell expect
to reach Baraboo early in April.
Second Letter
ARRIVE HOME
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell arrived
home Saturday night. They were
fifteen days going and fifteen
days coming.
the Carriage, Feb. 4. There were many
tourists on board from all parts Of the
United States, Canada and other
countries. The seas were smooth
and the weather like June days at
home. We had a most enjoyable
journey of five days to Colon, Panama
where we spent several delightful
days.
! We took the train across the 18TH
mus from Colon to Panama City and
Dol hn lot &c r>;a
American city built on hills and sides
of hills, around two sides Of Panama
City. 1t has beautiful buildings with
lovely gardens, many trees, most of
them royal palms, the others, usually
covered with blossoms, as were the
shrubs and vines. At the entrance to
the canal on the Pacific side we watch
ed large ship slide out into the
ocean. Panama City is not without
charm although it showed us narrow
er streets, and stranger houses than
we had ever seen before After hay
ing spent a day here, a ride of less
than two hours on the train brour
us again to the Atlantic Ocean, which
made the oceans seem very near to-
gether. We caught many glimpses of
the canal from the car windows, and
watched the great boats sail along
with green banks on either side of
them, cattle grazing peacefully around
them. The boats looked quite out of
place.
Take a Pleasure Ride
The next day some friends of Mrs.
Williams took us in their car to Cat
UNI to view the locks. The streets
are all macadamized and the ride one
of the most pleasant I know. At in
tervals one catches views of the ocean,
Of the canal, lake, hills, and the jungle
or of poisoning little Chinese gar
dens and lovely cement houses. We
saw six ships go up through the great
locks; ships of several nations, one
a British transport taking the last
load of New Zealand soldiers home
The ship swarmed with soldiers and
their families, was dressed out with
all it's gay flags, and presented
gala appearance. No ships are allowed
to go through the canal on their own
power for fear they might strike and
injure the locks They are towed
through by small locomotives, run
by electricity.
We went up long flights of stairs
q and viewed the rows and rows Of lev
ers which are worked to open and
close the locks A slight lifting of a
lever and the affect was instantane-
Gus on the great mass Of masonary be-
low. We went down under the ground,
through long tunnels to see the en-
gines that produced this motion Of
the immense gates. 1t was interest
ing to see those great gates, many
feet thick and double, close behind a
ship; no power to be seen, the water
coming in invisibly under the gates,
just causing ripples on the surface as
it rises and lifts the mighty ship with
it, slowly until the water is level with
that in the next lock, then the gates
open slowly as if by magic, and the
boat rides on into the next lock-. It
is lifted for three levels here.
Visit Balloon Station
We went from Gatun to visit the
balloon and airplane station, also the
submarine base There are submar-
: ines tumbling all around in the ocean
; at Colon and airplanes constantly ov-
er our heads every morning. We saw
a fleet of fifteen war-ships in the har-
Dor at Colon.
The next day we took trips about
the cities of Cristobal and Colon
}. There is a great difference between
these cities. Cristobal, like Balboa
: in the canal zone, is an American city
of fine new buildings and wide clean
streets, palm bordered Colon, al
though it has some fine new buildings
has many more old ones, fine perhaps
a hundred years ago, but dirty and
; dilapidated now, with all their quaint