| Show J F 2 IN CAPIT CAPITAL At I Interesting Travels of the Young Academy Exploring Expedition ion ioni Famine and Poverty In a n Rich nod and Prosperous ProsIe Country Cou Grant Varieties Var ol c a f Money In i Circulation Exorbitant for Clothing IJ nl i HIS ms article should have hao been headed Notes Afoot The Th reason wilt will appear later On I Monday evening all nil wai WUI reallY ready fur for our start Tuesday morn morning mornIn lug ing In from Crom OUI our camp at the Ilio Co CoPI PI ruins In the tho night wo we were wore awakened by one of at atour our mules rushing Into camp In great front distress Wo We dirt what we could coull but without beneficial She died In Inn Ina ina a n few Cew Sho was racked with and perhaps realized that Hint she Rile would soon loon die llio unless something was wa aR done llone for Cor her har Sho left lort the tho ho band baad and made her way to us u and anu until she lie foil Coli she he would follow first one and an then thon the other othel of at UH und and and toIling telling us UK an III Lt plain as that she Rile he was WU In need of oC assistance In Ift this manner r wo wp lout five 00 valuable mules In eluding the tho last laRt of It if our Utah animals The natives s called the distemper but hut seemed to have Ilae no special specific for or It Nothing that we could do It seemed to to help heIr the tho animals though hough t fuming with tobacco their breathing Vo Wo transferred 1 the to our OUI riding animals III I a 1 and our journey afoot We Ve had great in III procuring food for 01 out and We e realized now noli HO more thun than ever cyr that we were In lu n II famine limine district dl flyer Ever since i 1 left leCt road food has hili grown more scarce Retiree The people plant hut little corn curn UH ilK tobacco Is III their principal crop cro and andas andin as in lit there thoro wan wal an nn overabundant rain I last year what little they hwy did plant woe way killed As 11 a n result there tiie Is III a famine and I t 11 II yo boon 1000 told toh that people have actually starved Rt to death lIf ath Wo Vo were ero very tn Kind glad to get mostly green n ones onesto to oat eat nt Tortillas were ore out out of ot tho the Hut But few Cew of or tho tile people had hall them and those theRe few tOI would not part with thorn And had 1111 wo O 0 not been well 11 hun wy HI 81 ourselves the hungry looks of ot the children as we e took the tho bananas hOve hao made us im hesitate to take their supper from them w Wo Vo reached n a little creek called Agua Agun This Is the dividing line lino be ho between between tween Guatemala and Honduras and andu u lt found ourselves again In tho the lie Ill that contains Copan Our road roa from fromn COllun had passed out of ot Honduras Just before we ve reached tho ho hacienda of oC San an Jose Iose had continued In Guatemala and now passed lignin again Into Honduras hut this thin time we wo will 1111 cross only a small corner when we wo enter the republic of oC Salvador At tt wo we would woud have but could obtain no food for Cor or our nul animals or for ourselves What hat the tho people eat ent we could not tell or whether they the eat cat anything or not One thing thin was vae plain the fen el cattle we wo noticed around aroun had hall not eaten much for some pome time Our trail from torn rom became rought and lInd steep leading loa over oyer a n moun mountain tain tam at nt toast least a thousand feet high On top lop tho the country was broken but we found grass crass camped for tor 1 a few Cew hours haul We descended In the afternoon and towards evening reached a river and amI the tho little town iowa of at Santa Fe The alcalde n a young man of at not more mora than 25 years had 1101 pasturage which he would rout and would be bo pleased to have ha ye us camp ClImp In his house across the tile street Wo We accepted both offers offer knowing that our things and our animals would be 10 h safe Rate In his charge whereas otherwise they the might not be lie safe Senior Manuel warned us that we would find bad load people veople along the tho way ay until we wo reached San Salvador and that tha t wo we should be careful of or our animals The house proved prayed to be bo a n very sery good one ono and his wife and mother were pre accommodating I made a n blunder which had It been the other way wa raight have bare caused trouble but hut as It was wa did not Injure our standing very much In Inthe Inthe Inthe the eyes eoll of 0 the people I mistook his mother for his wife The lady lad smiled as 1111 nho abe corrected me and mailed again when I remarked by way of ot Justification tion You are very young to o have so old a son Santa Fo 10 Is la a I little old dirty town tawn worse In many respects than we have Ilave Hien en since linee we left the tho northern part of ot Mexico The Tho country around Is dry dr In Intha Inthe Intile tile the but tho tire river liver bottom bottoni Is rich and the tho people might have havo plenty pent It if they the would work As It Is they tile the have hae nothing Wo We managed to obtain some seine tortillas however rind and In the morning Sunday some Home meat It Is tho the custom curtain I It the people not confined to the town alone to kill a beef beet or Ct a ft I pig every Sun Sunday Sunday Sunday day morning and to make Sunday Sunda forenoon the time great feat market day On this day tiny If It on any corn may many be purchased As 11 the pasture was poor we decided to toKO togo KO go on Oil three leagues to IA the tho village e of at Sinuapa where we ve could get green Kreen reen feed and anu where It was told us there thero lived a n German who could talk talle Eng Irig English lish lih lI h From Santa SantI Fe Fo the country opens Into Inton n IL I valley with n ft high range of ot moun mountains tabs on all both sides and aud a river flowing In tile the middle on all UH Its way wa to the Pacific Pad c Along tire the bottoms are arc rich gardens patches of ot cane and amI banana orchards and still tho the people ore are poor A two league walk brought us ua to the tho ford ord Tho The river was low and onu It appeared that we Wo could easily Jump from rock to rock reck and thus cross crol dry shod sho 1 Tills This wo We tried trl 1 to our sorrow but hut we reached tho the opposite bank In safety Climbing a hill bill b came camo out on a somewhat level I cl bench h two miles wide wille on the other side elde el lo of ot which at nt the foot toot of ot the tho moun noUn mountains loins we could coul 1 see seo the little town Dry grass was everywhere and plentiful showing that during the rainy sensor s there Is III plenty Of Dt feed cell Many lInn heads of or stock In good condition were on the bench the hills nearby In time of at grass SaudI much cheese Is I made malle here lIne and Home butter IJU It er though the In this country gives but little butter hutter fat Cot Be Do Below low Iw Us n a league In tile the line of ot the river riverIs Is hr I tho time town towi of ot the last town In Honduras nail and further Curt her on a n lea e la 13 l the time San Pan Salvador line From hero bore we could go KO o to Te ua ira u by b direct road roami as ns we could couii have havo don from Irom Copan but the time country Is 18 very ry rough and but little would be gained In distance In Salvador ahlI so we weare i iare are Informed corn can be obtained sail and the great r lt consideration for tor the tho next month Is h feed for our stock Until the rains bring the grass we will have hae n a I ahard hard time but when feed comes com s our lur travel will bo be done with much more mure ao FI mm pa Is Just tho the opposite to I Santa Fe Fc the people frigate the gardens anO an pastures ar u argreen green n and beautiful At the edge II He of ot the she village In is a 1 sugar plantation of nt good 1011 Izo a field tI of o perhaps 40 acres of ot rune IMI near by b We enquired for tor Mr Alexander the herman German to whom we wo were ero 10 recommended for or good feed end that he lived above town about n a mile up lip the time canyon can on The canOn canyon proved to be ho beautiful green and rich with orchards and gardens Fruit I trees were wre more mOr plentiful than we harT hail seen before for or some ome time In Tn the of 01 a II little clump of ot hou houses es we found the tho residence resi lenc of oC Mr Alexander And there thero applied for tor pasturage In plead of ot n A German the gentleman prey pro preyed ed el to be Je a Frenchman and unable to tol toj I i I speak English Ho lb had hlll pasturage pI which ho he would rent and also corn which he lie would sell though he did not make a n practice of o either renting or ceiling Helling Ills His name marine Instead of ot Alexan Alexander der tier alona alono Is Alexander ho proved to be a n good friend to us MONEY MONI Y OF OP THU fm COUNTRY One Is con annoyed In III travel traveling ing lag through these the e countries to make malee time the proper change fur for small purchases es ItH especially N among the tho people living out outside outSIde side lId of at tho the Influence of oC the larger huger town and cities For Instance the time issues III uell of ot money In Mexico are hi In decimal de ue denominations nominations while tho people In all 11 their dealings uie tio time the duo decimal A equals three thle cents cent n a media MX aix rents cents and a real twelve cents Time The fractional currency Is IN Ii In 1 cent G cents cent ten cents t cents otis etu otisA A five Ivo and a it one make lal el a molo a n ton ten and a two mak makes 8 a n real anti three one 01 Lents ntH make a it One never pur purchases chases live five 11 cents worth or ten cents worth of ot anything but bitt always a n cen tave tae a n r rl dlo lo or a it 1 real In the state Mate of at 1 which once olce belonged to Guatemala time there thee are arc many plates especially In the time Indian vil villages YI li lages where the tha Mexican Mexlon money Mill wi not pass Often wo offered ten it Int cent pieces or five cent cont In tim exchange for or food but hut were refused Iel ed Luckily we e had n a 1 good gout supply of oC which were ere more nioma 1010 often ottel The lime Ihl Guatemalan I money was wUA at v iti in lii II dc II mand e IC i It hud hind the fun ae of lt on It I In the tue last la t of ot the Mexican towns all 11 prices priceR are based on tho the Guatemalan mooney money anil to our surprise we ve found that th t our ourt ourn t tin n cen con were ero counted wi as 1 real reals realand rell and 11 our five lye tint coat pieces an as Time Tho were ero at nt par pal for or less than u it 1 media but hut for tor this five lve were accepted Hence If It a I WJ m n bought ough two reals realf The rile e cent pieces were at al par liar Hence If I a I per person son lon bought hought two to reals meals worth he could pay ay In two to pieces lecos or orIn orIn orin In one moo lne cent piece At this place lilace we wo changed Mexican money 1 I ne Into Guatemalan new imea 10 silver for Cor per pC cent premium hut but when we e reached Guatemala we found price based on the time greenback Issue which was one hundred per her Ier cent on time the silver That Ehat Is IB We wo could get et In certain places two to dollars greenbacks for tor one ono dollar silver ller lint Hut Jut this was not rIot uniform In Jim oth other r places pincer wo we 0 could coull get et only emily for Cor one ole silver and still In other places especially In III tho tIme city 11 of oC Guatemala iii there was no mio premium at al atall atall all of ot all ni tho the republics so fur far Clr visited I 1 c Guatemala has hns the time 1011 worse orta In Its Is mooney money matteis later It has hus an Issue of ot old silver of oC a n certain value an nn Issue of o new II mie W silver HIer of oC another value an In Issue if rt greenbacks of ot still another ami anil anI an anI I ue of o small change ehan In fickle which hid In places will not mint be taken takemi at till all ni On time the west Vest we t side sub of ot the time republic nothing but greenbacks was vas IS wanted on the III east side sile we could hardly force the peo people pie to take talle the tho Jeto as the time greenbacks are arc called As Air 8 for lor time the nickle nickie It IL Is valuable valuable alu able ahle only onh In Iii the time Interior Our gold brought UH UR In the time capital nix Alx dollars and amid anI thirty cents greenbacks for Cor every dollar dolar and an the boys bos were vere smiling as us they the camo came from rom the time money monn brokers with wih full tut pocket books bools but bu time the smile smie changed when they tile the went vent to the lie stores find and found that a n shirt worth at home homo a dollar and ant a n half lait hal costs here from Crol rein twelve t ele to fourteen ou teen dollars A pair of oC shoes cost rOBt dollars and amId a I pair of o pants palts thirty Hut But fool even een In iii Inthis Inthis this depreciated money was war cheap A tolerable dinner at the markett larkett could be ha had hall for from rol rein to fifty Ily fifi cents and at nt tine the hotel for tor a dollar dolar In Honduras the new ness silver of oC Guate Guatemala Guatemala mania mala mala Is taken tak n at nt par but hut neither the nickel nor the tue thE passes passer laRsel while In Salvador nothing passes PRes but the old oIl alI sliver silver except I might say HI Ha the ant and the of at the tIme new ne sliver silver Salvador Is on on n a I strict silver bas bails ha IB Her mooney money Is sound and alt good goo passing even oen above ahoe par In all ni the republics ox ex except Mexico whore It I Is ta slightly below belov par The Tine different Issues of oC greenbacks are also at nt par liar Hut But as ni there Is la much murhof lu h hot of ot tim the depreciated money of Guatemala In circulation every Cery piece ploce pl ce taken t ken by the tine shop girl Is not only sounded rounded on the tIme counter or on a n rock but hut Is U examined to see sec that It I Is II strictly POO 00 fine nOT HOT AND DRY SEASON We were ore In Sinuapa Honduras when the first part of at this thus letter latter loter sa written to which place we wo had hat walked from Co Cu chasing clasing two animals and ant of at soiling selling an anAt al anAt At wo were fortunate In pur pan because of oC the tue death of ot our mules mimics extra pack Thus lightened we were able to ride anti and at nt two tO p in am 1 Monday M y after oCter bidding our friends Mr lr and aull his Ills wife goodbye we wo wore on the road roal for Cor Sal Salvador Sil vador The fhe day du was Wn very er hot and but butor for or a n few Cew ow clouds that occasionally oc coy cov covered co ered the til sun run lun It I would have been almost unbearable This Is the time hot month It corresponds to our July Jub When the time rains come the tho air Is greatly cooled coole by bythe b time the fall and evaporation of ot water minter We Wo passed down thu valley aley which gradually became more moore and more moore level loel nod reached the little litle town lown of ot Jocotepec or ns as lS some spell soll It I lUre Hero Iero the mountains on al hath both sided Iller were high and the tine valley aley level levei leveland leeland and covered with fields felds nod gar tar gardens gardens dens and the tle whole presenting a 1 scene that reminded us very er touch much of ot home homel A few l miles farther tarther and anu we crossed the time theline theline timeline crosse line Into Kl El Salvador IN I N REPUBLIC OF SALVADOR SAVOn Immediately on entering Salvador we conic to good 1001 roads reads has haR paid but hut little attention to her roads but Salvador takes pride In having haYing n it wagon road rond from frOn one end coil of oC the republic lie lic Ic to the other Gradually too the mountains grow smaller the valleys valley larger and the country more thickly I populated until on time the third day ilay we weI I left lef the time |
