1896 
©at the nuts and flowers. 
Aoapuloo 
(Guerrero) 
San Marcos 
After several days here returned to Acapulco in a large dugout canoe 
with outriggers lashed across to project on each side thus: 
These are made of a couple of stout poles of equal length 
lashed crosswise on canoe and then a couple of lighter poles lashed 
across these projecting ends and having a downward curve. In the stern 
a man steers with a broadbladed paddle and 2 or 4 oarsmen row. The 
oars are lashed to an upright thole pin and have short rounded blades. 
On the morning of January 27th, at 4:48 o’clock, I was awakened by 
the sudden outburst of furious barking of all the dogs in town. A mo¬ 
ment later I heard a low faint roar like the sound of distant breakers. 
This increased rapidly apparently coming from the mountains until the 
air became filled with the loud swelling roar that seemed to oorne rush¬ 
ing upon the town like the terrifying sound of some fierce beast, 
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Suddenly/th© noise was at its loudest a sharp but light earthquake shook 
■sms felt and the noise died away toward the sea. This was the strangest 
and most startling noise I have heard coming from such a cause and was 
decidedly alarming. 
Memorandum: Between January 25 and 28th, *96, the people of Acapulco 
were notified by a telegram to the Prefecto that the government wished 
them and the residents of the district to make it a loan of #40,000 to 
assist in paying expenses of the war with Guatemala (which has not been 
declared). There were several meetings of the business men and it was 
decided to raise the money provided the government would turn into & 
sinking fund to repay the loan all profits from the custom house there 
beginning with the date of the loan. To this proposition the government 
agreed I was informed afterward, 
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On the 29th of January we left Aoapuloo and started back toward 
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