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see the low-lying mountains that
fringe Lower California. The sec
on day we ran into squalls. The
wind, from the south, was quite
cold. Now and then the sun would
shine, but not enough to temper
the wind. On the 18th we rounded
Cape San Lucas, the lower extrem-
fly of Bata. California, and cast an
chor off Mazatfan, Sinaloa, Mex
leo, near the mouth of the Gulf of
California ee :,
In landing we had our first exper-
fence with the basket and derrick
(bucket and dipper, somebody saidD
method Of getting on shore. There
is no harbor, SO y to, speak, and no
docks. After the ship cast anchor,
shore boats, known as dories, came
out. Those desiring to land were
transferred from ship to dory, in a
large basket swung over the side by
derrick. A few objected to this
mode of landing, but after one ex-
perience, became devotees of the
sport and were among the first to
land at other 4 ports.s gAlong the
shore the passengers again were
transferred BY a basket and der
rick, to a tiny wharf, which com
pleted the landing.
Mazatlan is a quaint old town
with curious customs, crooked un-
paved Streets and narrow side
walks butte high above thesleve Of
the streets, The. people were of
better lclass than those along the u.
S. border, but filth seemed inescap-
abIeR Razor back hogs wandered
around sown withssan air of import
ancer they slept and ate right with
the family. '@ss T ....
Off Mazatlan, at the far extrem
ity of Lower California ,is the high
est lighthouse IN the 'worfd-500
feet above. the sea- on a lofty prom
ontorys -sdA few days after we left,
the. town was the n scene of wild
gold rush into the mountains of
northwestern sMexicos y.ss,e -
II We weighed anchor on the 14th
and continued J our course to the
south along the Mexican coast. The
weather was now clear and warm
We staid in sight sof land and had =
fine view of the Mexican coast
which was wild, and mountainous
We could see the, smoBes from Co
lima, an active volcano i 900 feet
high. Every hing seemed different
even tosthee air TIA 1--WE breathed.
Th e q Innate here is gaid to be the
most perfect i'm the world. ".
Ont he 15thwe crossed the Gulf
sof Teh uantepec and Mere entirely
eutsSf sight Of fand. THE weather
continued fine. We Crossed the
north eaiiatorial coante er Seurrent. Il
ribbonspf greenish water in the
midst ofs thedeep. blue. water of the
sea-, In4xthe wake ofgfhe ship were
sscheo scf tiying.. FISH, sharks and
jump ing ID olpI rs.z Now and then
WAsle was Sighted An lie offing.
we thought of the Psalm:
"Yonder is the sea, great and wide,
Wherein y are things creeping in
Vulnerable,
Both mali and = great beasts.
There go the ships; .~~4q
There is leviathan whom thou hast
formed to play therein. - " ..
This day we also passed. unseen,
the town of Tehuantepec, said to be
ith9. iha bitatIofi the ffmost beautiful
women in the world. We besought
the captain to land, but like Ulysses
he lashed himself to the mast and
sailed on. .t ,... ,t
Land At Guatemala
On the 18th we landed at Cham
perico, Guatemala latitude IA de-
grees, Is minutes north Ion gitude
80 degrees, 04 minutes west. II
was our introduction to Central
america . = The town 8 was unbe,
liegably dirty, and ten centuries be-
hind. the, times. Children were en-
tlrely naked and grownups nearly
So. Their skin was calloused and
.Weather-a We felt4 sorry for sthese
people. but what could we do to
help them? They seemed satisfied
with their lot. aa,,ts.81 a.4.t .1
Coffee The Meal Ticket .rf
Coffee is the meal ticket for all
of Central IaiAmerica. y Everywhere
we associated the brown skinned
people with the brown berries they
raised, Our ship now took on cof-
fee at all ports Of call. Native men
handled bags of coffeea~w weighing
$50 pounds each, with astonishing
ease. We admired their dexterity.
Inland from Champerico the
country is four to six thousand feet
above sea level.ss Both soil and eli
mate are said to be ideal, but the
natives lack ambition and there is
no progress. The government also
lacks stability. tat
The following day we ,twere in
San Jose de Guatemala. and the day
after thai in Aeajutla, ? Eli Salvador.
Both towns were, typical of Central
A nlerica hot and dirtyss oyerrun
with dogs, cats, chickens and hogs. 4
More animals in evidence than hui
lpahs beings .g7s a@~eg .gms 8 4
From La Liberia d. where we
landed on the 26tfl,@ We journeyed
by auto to San Salvador, the cap.
ital i We}spassed { Through a real
wonderland, the finest coffee PLAN