60 ALLAX HAXCOCK ATLANTIC EXPEDITIOX REPORT 



PLATE 7 



Fig. 14. Puerto Colombia, seen from the J'fli'rn III at anchor about 

 a mile ofFshore. A wharf at which a freighter is moored ex- 

 tends out two thirds of this distance. Vessels must call here 

 to take on Magdalena River pilots for Barranquilla. 



Fig. 15. Magdalena River steamer pushing two barges. Stern 

 wheelers which have outlived their usefulness on the Missis- 

 sippi, add many years to their lives in service on South 

 American rivers. 



Fig. 16. I'elero III, preparing to tie up alongside modern steel and 

 concrete dock at Barranquilla, Colombia, as stern-^vheel river 

 boat backs awav. 



