IN PANAMA 
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rubber, whether it gets into comb or honey, I do not know, but they 
certainly work most energetically in gathering it. 
By cutting clown a few trees on the top of a lofty ridge near camp, 
a fine view of the country was developed, from the source of the Mariato 
River to the sea, the llanos , the Suoy River, and even the far awav eatlf. 
It was wonderful how Lucas could pick out the Castilloa miles away 
from this eyrie, and without apparent mistake either. 
After a few days at Iguana, we began to look anxiously for the 
return of the mules, for food was getting scarce, and worse than all, 
the coffee was nearly gone. Although signs of deer were plentiful, the 
hunter could get none, and even parrots and monkeys were not in evi- 
SUGAR MILL NEAR LAS MINAS. 
[On Las Margharitas Plantation.] 
deuce. There was, to be sure, a land crab that the Indians caught occa- 
sionally. It was as big as a saucer, with a bright blue body, reel legs, 
and eyes set on props an inch long. It was as giddy looking as a Chicago 
runabout, and apparently about as edible. Just as we were tiring of rice 
and weak coffee, the Pioneer mixed some boiled rice with condensed 
milk, put it in a small pan on the fire, then laid a piece of tin over the 
pan, and built another fire on that. An hour later we were feasting 
upon as fine a rice pudding as ever was cooked. And at that time the 
pack train appeared, and ere long we were on our way back to Rio 
Negro camp. 
