Evening star., 1928-01-27
L|NDBERCH SEES
TROPICS SPLENDOR
FLYER Tells of Trip Across
Isthmus on Way to
Cartagena.

BY COL. CHARLES A. LlNDBERGH.
sre~sl cahlc TO The star an New Work Times
CARTAGENA. Colombia. January =.
Il took OF from France Field at go
o'clock yesterday morning and after
eircl;ns il once headed for the Gun
n, Uraba. was escorted by two pur-
suit planes and two Looming amphioians
from France Field
The pursuit planes signaled GOOD
hv and turned back about 40 mics oul
and the amphlbians returned aitcr
escortirg me for IS miles along my
route.
The first few miles were over dense
funsle. but after hal. an hodr Inc
Fscihc coast appeared and here ana
there passed over open saVannaS.
where landing could be made WITH
out difficulty The coast here was on!E
a few miles of my course and l dew
ated enough TO follow II for a short
distance.
THE Pacific tide is very high alonc
the Panama coast and apparently II
Was low tide as there were Severa!
hundred feet ot mud fats between the
Water Birds and Alligators.
These fats we're covered with thou-
sands @. r,elicanS and other water birds.
Eere ard there a grass hut appeared,
and there were numerous ducoutS with
small sails. sometimes severa! miles out
IN the ocean.
I few low over some OF the rivers
J psssed and could see dozens Of ali-
gators summing themselves along the
hanks Some OF them must have been
more than Is feet in length.
Ny course then took me into the IN
terror again. encountered clouds over
the first range o! mountains. which
forced me to detour few miles and
follow a valley 20 the lower land
farther from the coast.
Before reaching the Caribbean Sea
! passed over a second range OF noun
tainS which were cloud-covered in places.
but not enough 10 require varying my
course. I was flying within few hum
dred feet Of the ground and at times
] came very near 10 the mountainsioes.
The tropical mountains are quite dill
yerent from those n the United States
Usually even the highest that l have
psssed over have been completely COW
cred with a heavy. dark green foliage.
q
pears apparently from nowhere ano
cssl7es out over precipice 10 fall into
q curtain Of mist and disappear again
in the Jungle several hundred feet be-
low.
Orchids Obscure View.
II Is extremely easy 10 pass over
iungle stream without seeing II. Hlgn
trees grow on either side. and hundred
"a
out over the water until the foliage in
teriocks over the middle of the stream.
orchids and air plants. together with
numerous vines hanging down IKE
ropes from the branches. aid in cover
ing the ground and water below. In
fact. in the wilder places. 1t is difficult
and often impossible TO see through 10
the ground.
The Caribbean Coast was rugged and
6otted With small islands. ! crossed II
near the northern end OF the Gulf oil
Ursba and set a compass course across
the 80 miles of water TO the Colombian
Shore.
This entire account was written in
the air en- route to Cartagena on the
margin Of a map.
along the Gulf Of Darien. There are
numerous small villages visible near the
shore from my altitude OF l.SoO 'eel
The country inland is hilly. but not
mountainous and there are no noun
tstns visible on the horizon. possibly
because a light haze cuts down my
visibility 10 about 20 miles. The SKY i
usrtlv overcast with cumulus cIouos al
about { 4,c00 feet.
As il Happens
I. Is now I2:35 pm. and am cruN-
ing along slowly at e5 miles an hoaI
which. although against heao VINO,
viii bring me 70 Cartagena Deio'e Z
o'clock ,..s ana
-t-cIe6 the CITY several times ano
thsn proceeded TO the field short
distance south Of the city. found
ths field lined with hundreds o. people
ard received an unusually warm vel
come upon landing.
The Colombian officials hanoleo tne
Arrangements with unusual eftciencp
and placed a Gordon o: SolcieTs sno
police around my plane Immediately /
vas escorted BY the reception commit
tee through the crowd. which had then
been increased 70 several thousand. 10
n stand decorated with the flags OF
Colombia and the United States. where
] was greeted By the Governor OF
Bolivar.
I was then taken IN czr with Gov
Enrique hYrazoia through the streets
O. Csrtasena which we're also deco
rated with flags and banners, 70 the
Csrtsgena Club, and then returned 10
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Harry Otis
VINO are my hosts during my stay a.
CsF.sgena
Last nigh. ! attended a banquet a.
tbe Csrtsgens Club and then dance
o. the Popa Club
7 expect " arrive ~ Br2ota a.
c'clock Do6ay ard viii leave Csrtagena
eooU' Q ociock
have never received a more cOrGiaI
enc enthusiastic reception than got
ir Columbia.
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