India rubber world . hysicians. From Pes6 we went to Chitr^ on horseor mule back—all except the invalid, who rode in a bull cart—and finally arrived at Innocentias Hotel. I was about as neara wreck as one could be, for Chlquita on level ground developedinto the fastest, hardest galted little trotter that I have ever simply would not canter and in her trot kept up with thegalloping horses and pounded me almost to jelly. At Chltre we expected to find xMtAlmirante, but she was notthere. After waiting two days we took passage on the QuartrosHermanos, the Prospector being brought aboard on
India rubber world . hysicians. From Pes6 we went to Chitr^ on horseor mule back—all except the invalid, who rode in a bull cart—and finally arrived at Innocentias Hotel. I was about as neara wreck as one could be, for Chlquita on level ground developedinto the fastest, hardest galted little trotter that I have ever simply would not canter and in her trot kept up with thegalloping horses and pounded me almost to jelly. At Chltre we expected to find xMtAlmirante, but she was notthere. After waiting two days we took passage on the QuartrosHermanos, the Prospector being brought aboard on a must not be thought he was the only damaged one, for all ofus were somewhat battered. I had a scalp wound an inch longthat I had secured by going through a doorway at Innocentiaswithout stooping enough to avoid the sharp tiles, the Scout hada cracked rib, because his horse jammed him under a leaningtree, and the Commodore had a touch of fever. The Quartros Hermanos got away late, by poling down the. narrow muddy Parita river i^ miles to the bay. At the riversmouth we met the Almirante, and, leaving the Commodore toguard the luggage, boarded our own boat. It was hard workto get El Capitan to turn about and follow the other schooner—why, 1 dont know—but It was finally accomplished. Butalas, hardly were the schooners a quarter of a mile from shorewhen both were aground. Half an hour later one could walkon the hard black sand from one boat to the other. It wouldbe flood tide by midnight and if there was wind that wouldmean a race for Panama. So I offered our captain $10, sil-ver, if he got in first. By 11 our boat was again on evenkeel ; ten minutes later was under way, the breeze fresheningevery minute. It finally got so fresh that I could not sleep ondeck but went below. With the exception of one hours calmthe wind held all the next day and at midnight blew us intoPanama harbor. But the shrewd old Portuguese captain ofthe Quartros Hermanos beat us an hour b
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