Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . est of the Land of the Incas, and theplunder thereof that made of the Isthmus a mightytreasure house attracting all the vampires and vul-tures of a predatory day, we have little to do to point out that all that was extorted from the Peru-vians was sentby ship toPanama andthence bymule carriageeither acrossthe trail toNombre deDios or PortoBello, or elseby land car-riage to somepoint on theChagres River,usually VentaCruces, and PANAMA A LINK IN PHILIPPINE TfL^DE 65 thence by the river to San Lorenzo and down thecoast to Porto Bello. Nor
Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . est of the Land of the Incas, and theplunder thereof that made of the Isthmus a mightytreasure house attracting all the vampires and vul-tures of a predatory day, we have little to do to point out that all that was extorted from the Peru-vians was sentby ship toPanama andthence bymule carriageeither acrossthe trail toNombre deDios or PortoBello, or elseby land car-riage to somepoint on theChagres River,usually VentaCruces, and PANAMA A LINK IN PHILIPPINE TfL^DE 65 thence by the river to San Lorenzo and down thecoast to Porto Bello. Nor did the mules returnwith empty packs. The Peruvians bought fromthe bandits who robbed them, and goods werebrought from Spain to be shipped from Panamato South America and even to the PhiHppines. perts of whom we are hearing so much these days,it might be worth while to add some experts inenterprise. As this Spanish trade increased the corsairs orbuccaneers sprung into being—plain pirates, whopreyed on Spanish commerce alone, finding excuse. Photo by Underwood and Underwood RUINED SPANISH FORT AT PORTO BELLONow used as an American cemetery. The site is one of infinite beauty, but the cemetery is neglected It seems odd to us today with the Philippineproblem engaging political attention, and withAmerican merchants hoping that the canal maystimulate a profitable Philippine trade, that threehundred years ago Spanish merchants found profitin sending goods by galleons to Porto Bello, bymule-pack across the Isthmus and by sailing vesselagain to Manila. Perhaps to the efficiency ex- in the fact that the Spanish were Catholics, or inthe plea that Spain had no right to monopo-lize American trade. The excuses were meresubterfuges, but served in a day when piracy waswinked at. The men offering them were not ani-mated by religious convictions, nor would they haveengaged in the American trade if permitted. Forthem the more exciting and profitable pursuit of 64 PANAMA AND THE CANAL %
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