The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-22

means OF high powered hydraulic
methods. They have a pipe line
running up the hill and then squirt
the water on the hill and all the
dirt comes rolling down and into
the canal. AT this place the canal
Is just wide enough for one ship to
pass through.
Electric Cars Pull Ship.
Well, the next place we come to
is another set of locks which are
located at Pedro Miguel. These are
called Pedro Miguel locks. | for
got to tell you at these locks we
have four electric oSts pull US
through. They climb three eleva-
tons each at pretty near a 80 de-
gree angle so you can imagine how
powerful they are. And you can
not see any Of the machinery that
operates the locks because it is all
behind the locks and covered with
cement. You never saw prettier
grass than that which they grow on
and about these locks. They sure
are a fine piece of work.
Well, after we are lowered
through these locks at Pedro Mi
guel, we then are lowered again
through another set of locks which
is located at Miraflores and are
called Miraflores locks. We then
are on the Pacific side of the canal
and what do you think, we are far
Their east than when we started.
Well we then proceed to Balboa
oil station and filled up there and
the next day we moved back up on
the other side of the canal and
stayed there Is days.
Saw Pelicans Catch Fish.
All we did here was to buy ba-
nanas by the stalk and watch the
funny pelicans catch fish, and we
also had race boat contests. We
also had the American minister as
a guest one day. Then we had the
c. u. champion kid swimmers, four
girls and four boys. Tex Richard
took them to New York and they
gave exhibitions at the Winter
Gardens.
Well, then the last two days we
got leave and believe me there new
er was happier liberty than that
was after being on board almost
month and no liberty. The first
place we went was to the Balboa
Community House. 1t sure is
nice place. They have palm trees
in a long row and they sure do.
look fine. We only stayed in at
the club house about half an hour
and we took taxi to Panama City.
And believe me, the best of Pan
anna City is like Tin Can Alley in
New York. We rode over the town
In little cart The streets are full
Of them. They haul you all over
town for a quarter. One thing that
struck me funny was that all ve-
nicles and everybody keeps to the
eft instead of the right. We went
INTO a hash joint and tried to get
to eat and they only had
our things and these were all the
walters could understand. 1t sure
seems funny to be in a place where
nobody can understand you.
Every house and building has
balcony to it. You ought to see
heir trolley cars. They put me in
mind of box seat on couple OF
'ars. Well, l can't say much for
Panama, for it sure is a dirty city.
There is as much difference be-
ween Panama and Balboa as there
S day and night.
Have a Regular Zoo.
Well | returned from liberty at
I o'clock with the rest of the
lunch. Everybody was happy and
Merry. We brought bananas, CO.
oanuts, pineapples and monkeys
ack by boatloads. Next day we
ad a regular zoo. We also got
hree poll parrots.
On the fifteenth we showed otf
Dr. San Pedro, California, and
ere | am. That trip sure would
ave cost some jack to go on some
teamships. Over here in Califor-
ia we can take all kinds of sight
eeing trips. I've already been to
os Angeles, Hollywood, Pasadena.
We are going to take the Mt. Lowe
lip tomorrow and look through the
ig telescope, and also to st. Catal-
la Island and go in a glass bot
)med boat.
Well, Lewis I'm getting cramns