by Mr. James Eorer, formerly of the U. 3. Department of Ag-riculture , where 
the ciuef crops were cacao, coffee, ana bananas; the taird at Teresita, near 
Bucay owned by Mr. J. A. Cleveland, chiefly d^jvoted to bananas. 
Traveling in dcuaaor. 
A railroad runs fro;:. Guayaquil to ^uito, passing through Huigra, Riobamba, 
and Ambato. Other important places lie at some distance froHi the railroad and 
must be reached by horse or inule. As indicated imder itinerary three trips 
v;ere taken to outlying points. For these trips amies (or horses) were hired 
for specific portions of the trip, or sometimes for the entire trip— depending 
on the length. The horses included a riding animal for myself and one for 
the interpreter, an., often also one for the muleteer, the Indian who had chai^^e 
Of tiie animals* One or two animals were necessary for the ''oarm^^ or paoic. 
1 brought fro..i Washington my oim saddle, a 11-inch McGlellan army saddle, since 
the native saddles are uncomfortable. I carried a' folding cot and mattress 
pad together with two blaialiets and a v/ater-proof poncho, because many of the 
inns or huts where one must spend the night are unprovided with beds or the 
beds are uncomfortable anu unsanitary. It is necessaiy to take with one a supply 
of food to supplement that which may be obtained from tne country. The pa^-amos 
are cold because of the altitude ana plenty of warn clothing must be taken. 
Horse feed# 
It is interestii^^ to note the kinds of liorse feed available. lo grain is 
fed to saddle or pack animals* V.lien aii outfit reaches a stopping place for the 
night horse feed is the first item to wMch attention iz directed. Where 
alfa.fa is grom it is the most satisfactory feed* Other feed obtain..d ms 
