IN COSTA RICA 
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CH 1KR1PO, SHOWING MINOR C. KEITH'S PLACE. 
hundred feet altitude the rubber trees began to appear less frequently, 
and when the aneroid read two thousand feet, they disappeared entirely. 
After reaching an elevation of some five thousand feet, we descended 
a thousand feet, and finally reached San Jose. The citv is situated in 
the midst of a broad and fertile valley, and is semi-tropical rather than 
tropical, being surrounded by huge fields of sugar cane, corn, and grow- 
ing most of the well known tropical fruits. San Jose itself is a surprise. 
RIVER SCENE NEAR PORT LIMON. 
