The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-01-06

streets, to the better part of the CITY.
Here we saw two-storied, bright col
ored houses with shutters at each win
dow. Sometimes these were thrown
open and Spanish bellies with lovely
wells over their heads peered out.
Some of our English fellow passengers
hailed US to take our picture in our
queer buggy. So many people sur
rounded us that it took two policemen
to clear the square.
The next land we saw was the coast
OF Africa. 1t was much fiatter than
the islands and the palm trees could be
seen long way out. This was Dakas,
Colonie du Senegal, French colony.
We got our first view of the native
African in his native dress and native
hut. They were much cleaner than
the Spaniards at Teneriffe and practi-
cally free from disease. All the time
We we're ashore we saw only two beg
gars, one white person. The streets
were wider and much cleaner that at
the islands. The parks were larger
and greener and beautiful, indeed. In
the native section we saw matched
huts with queer bamboo fences as high
as the buildings and some fences built
out of old tin cans Strengthened out
and nailed to sticks, making sort of
wall around the huts. The streets are
OF desert sand and in the shade along
the streets boys and men lay sleeping,
while naked children played nearby.
We tried to get picture of some of
the children without their knowing it,
but one of them saw us and the whole
bunch scrambled over each other to get
IN the first lire. Three women came
along and siezed me, MRS. Byerlee,)
and clamored for David to take
"Madam's' picture with them, which
he did. had a siege of rubbing my
arm afterward, for felt like | was
crawling" all the rest of the day.
The women of this village dressed
real decently but very quantity. Their
hair was done most elaborately in
little tight curls all aroun their eads.
Their ears were studded from top to
bottom on the outer edge with gold or
brass rings, They wore gay colored
beads around their necks and bright
cloths bound round their heads. Their
dress was a long. flowing garment,
close fitting and with only two seams.
The women were really pretty, as
rule, and all looked so happy as they |
walked with slow, graceful gait.
We saw women with naked babies |
tied to their backs, men with flowing |
garments and the red Mohammedan |
caps. (this country has been swept by |
the Mohammedans.) little boys with a
piece of cloth with a hole cut in the |
center for their heads to go through |
and nothing to keep the cloth together
at the sides. But they felt all dressed
up, judging by their proud bearing.
Other boys had for their entire habit,
a piece of cord twice the size of an
knitting warn. And that is no
yarn, either. This was tied around the
body just below the arms and just at
the hips.
We did not see land again until to-
day, just week later. Then all we
saw was little island with one small
This belongs to Spain and
is used for prison.
Our boat participated in the usual
when we crossed the equa-
tor, and this celebration lasted two
lays. with feasting, dancing, programs
and stunts. Our journey on this boat
IS nearly finished. Then we have two
)r three days in Matadi, two days and
nights on the railroad and eight days
On a river steamer.
| have not told you about being sea-
sick. We escaped this until the third
lay out from Antwerp. But Sunday
night at dinner | felt real generous
feeling coming over me and tried to
make il for the rail SO that the fish
night know the person who was feed II
ng them. The dining room was too
ong for me. and just as | reached the |
loor the orchestra started "The Long,
4ong Trail, and the negro boys com
ng after me followed from the door
p three flights of stairs and out to
he side of the boat. | believe that
vas the longest trail they ever fol.
owed and Pm sure covered it in less
ime than | ever made the 100 yard
ash. III
We met the waters of the Congo II
iver this morning October 20) about
90 miles from its mouth. The water :
ad been deep blue until we struck
his Co go river water and now it is
rownish yellow.