- 3 - 
The walk along the beach can be made in Ij hours, 
but with loads it will take a bit more than 2 hours. Watch 
how they load, as they may bring extra men and boys who try 
to grab a piece of equipment and start off with it, spread¬ 
ing the work as far as possible. 
There is a store in Rio Salud with the usual small 
stock. You can usually get iced beer, coca cola, etc. Good 
swimming at the mouth of the Salud. 
Rio Indio 
The corregidor Evaristo Betegon rims the store 
and cantina. He is intelligent and literate. Seemed fairly 
cooperative. 
We rented a large one-room house from Jose'’ 
Martinez for $10 a month. Since/were occupying it 2 weeks 
and 2 days, I gave him $6. By writing to the corregidor, 
you could undoubtedly arrange to get the same place. This 
was in the center of town convenient to the river and as 
good as anything we saw in town. Drinking water is obtained 
from a stream quite a distance up river. You can pay small 
boys 10^ a 5-gallon can to go up by canoe and get it, or 
send one of your own men. There is mail service to and from 
Rio Indio twice a week. ^ . 
Rice and coconuts seem to be the only things they 
have plenty of. Even bananas are hard to get, although the 
discard bunches which the weekly launch will not take are 
