% 3 o The Dijlrejfes and Adventures 



crofs the Land from River to River, as 

 they frequently do, it is the Womens Of- 

 fice, (if there be any among them) to carry 

 the Canoe. I have feen a Woman carry one 

 on her Head with two Children in it, befides 

 a good deal of Luggage. 



Being landed on the other Side the 

 River, I took the Path as diredted by the 

 Indians, which Path led me to a fine open 

 Country, where was great Plenty of Cattle, 

 Indian Corn, and Fruit of feveral Sorts, 

 particularly the fineft Guayavas I ever faw, 

 being as big as large Codlings, fome of 

 which were yellow, and fome red within 

 fide. The Indians count them the moft 

 wholefom Fruit in the World, and here 

 was fuch abundance of them, that I have 

 feen fome Hundreds of Hogs feeding upon 

 them, as they fell off the Trees. Towards 

 Evening I came within Sight of a Houle, 

 which I once little expected would ever be 

 my Lot to fee. This proved to be the 

 Governor's, which ftands about half a Mile 

 from the Town of Chiriqui. When I came 

 lip to it, finding feveral Indians there, whom 

 I fuppofed to belong to the Houfe, I defircd 



them 



