Four of the '‘six-man formation" (Presidential Rarty) 
devoured an early luncheon and headed on an exploring expedition to 
the fishing village on the Island. They were back in a little 
more than an hour, hot and satisfied that they were not numbered 
among the local inhabitants. Pa came back from this trip 
seeking the professional services of Ross. It appears that the 
boat coxswain made a slight error of iw#«judg ement in making 
the boat landing in the town, with the result that the boat 
brought -to" with extreme suddenness, catapulting Pa "through 
the air with the greatest of ease", and bringing his chest 
in violent contact with a thwart . His "sympathetic" companions 
in the boat, so *tis told, were most cone erned over Pa’s 
injury. But frequent and odiferous applications of Panamanian 
"Sau d* Cologne" eased the pain and br ought about rapid 
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convalescence (so says Pa! ) 
The President accompanied by Ross and Dan, embarked 
in the motor whaleboat for a look at the town, picking up 
Capit&n Roundell of the Caldas enrout e . At the town pier, 
above mentioned, the President was greeted by the Alcalde , 
the Port Captain and other local officials. Departure from 
the dock was made in a tropical downpour thoroughly wetting 
the President and his "boat -mates" despite "sou’ westers". A 
short stop was made at a beach on Catalina Island from which 
Ross, Can i tin Roundell and Dan scrambled uphill through 
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brambles to take a "look-see" at the ruins of the Spanish Fort 
previously mentioned. The exploring party returned ‘to the 
