Show I ft A w wc ff M J L N V HH c c n H N Hn n t LI II I I o CLUff EXPEDITION fiRED fRID UPON BY SOLDIERS c m 1 I J I V A AA A A i A A 4 A A A A A A A A AJ AA A A A 5 w iv i The family of J 3 H 13 1 who Id I 4 now OV it In South America linK has during Itlo th past weck ellk received some Interest ling Irig Utters from Crom ruin tho tim well known artist who l I Is now with the tho expedition In Colombia Somo otIo excerpts from in hili hi lot let which given ulven below net ot 1 that taken nil In ill Lii tho to various morn mom fibers belS ot of thu tho expedition which loft lott Provo eighteen ago have Individually milt nud collectively experienced j strenuous times since they left I co proper On n Board the tho float Boat Bogota Sept 15 IB I 1901 I 1 learned 11 on Saturday the tho Unit that the Hit boat JoM would leAve leavo for or up tho thio riv nv river river er or on Oil tho thu I concluded to go IrO It ir I could got get u II ticket I 1 hilt had been beon told at nt that It 1111 u II very vcr matter to get Rot up tho tiu riv river rl er or arid and If JC I did dill gut lIet n chance I would ouId bo crowded III In with n lot Jut ot oC sol oi would be bo anything but pleasant I all Monday Mou ny morning I went to torn get et my rn It U Id hi necessary almost to hay havo n a passport to go ItO to lied Led I then titan to tho In n a dun blun blundering dering 1 v Intuit matlo them understand me ne neI 1 J nuked when the tho boat bont ont would leave leavo was tho tito I got lIt sr oven q to order orderIng Ing ng nt n a to come lOm for tor my n at ol atoc ocoe oc luCk The man did dill not como corno at lit tho the irne BO I went to tho mar marat ct at where vIter I met him lie He said ald tho the boat bOllt not mint leave until 7 p JI m yn Ho tie said eald saide I e would come nt Lit 4 p m ni At t 4 p m rn rna hu hv aa liD a not there thore A told tol mo mc It lens e tomorrow I went hi to tho the filco anft Il Informed that It would tart nt nl 10 a n m nm manana hut hilt the thu tIme liS st hardly certain In Next morning Wednesday ny tho timo cart did 1 not come COllie I Imil mil that the boat bont would not tart tall tomorrow manana so an I Ivaa vaa as ae not disappointed I want wont to tho the mCl again and was wn told Manana Iez foz horn hora 10 tomorrow Thursday nt lit the tile cart came I was wa soon Roon on he lock dock I could coull two neo ee very plainly that 0 would not start very ery soon Boon because ho he cargo was va not lIot nil on Finally the tho blow blew I 1 Imagined wo we were ready ut was wn mistaken After Atter about an nn hour ho blow again Tho The cargo o was wasn n it find and nil all was wnm rends ready to start nt at 2 p 11 m ni mot mat ot at until after the third whistle did dl dle e C start DRUNKEN HELMSMAN I tSAN wa wn i another bout boat at of us liS nl it 1 cr our oum boat had for tor otton rotten how jo o 0 run or 01 o the man mant t the helm was WM drunk After getting nto to tin thit capal It started for tor the other icat it II and her hor a blow low another effort wo we got Into tho liter uter of f tho the canal 11 but mado a line for tor fori J i slime We Wo Se narrowly escaped be bl beg g stranded TIlE THE MA lie ho Magdalena river Is very largo large lan Q jid d for tor about GO CO 01 or 70 m O mile hubs la III I u a 1 regular Ita ha The 1110 land hind Is very ery low and Ind marshy h po o 0 banks Janke are no higher than three feet a t this time of or year rear tho the banko aro a ardly ordly There la In n P constant ream of or floating and grass grasa Sometimes they the look like floating Ul Isi ads You cun not nol see seo very vely far tar from front fronton rou Ou on so ao that tho the river Ilver looks a it 1 lake lahe f he river r is 11 vary Very crooked and the tho banks Covered with trees bushes and ond grasses ho water tater Is Iii always muddy and filled crocodiles There are beautiful forests Co rests along the hanks banks The louses nto usually thatched huts 1 BLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS Towards evening it clouded up The Tho find Ind blow bless and the tho rain began to fall hero was n o 1 great lo for Cor bed bednI nI ag B baggage etc When tho the rain had any arly discontinued somo some one ono dD vered that wo might have havo protected by tho the canvas down own n it 1 these river boats boata cola cota aro are given to who take tako state rooms They rhey 8 0 permitted to put them thorn any It does obstruct o the passage lany any use ue hammocks About bout 9 the tho deck ock had tho the up ranca of ot a II largo large bedroom with beds every overy place At 11 ny nil all were ore asleep Suddenly a feat eat cat crash was ins heard mitt and tho the boat me to toa a sudden stop atop Thero There was great All rushed to tho the side elde of ot ote o oC e C boat to see what had happened Wo We kd II I run into IntI tho the bank The boat was wan damaged but after aCter an anUn Un tir or t two o vo wo started again n ln Vo C 0 stop StO every overy fow fe hours to 10 take od and when once stopped It takes arly ny half nn an nl hour to get started aln We stopped once during the thu flit lit ht to unload a piano It wa wan rain but the time Instrument was set net on tho the bank anti and covered with a 1 board This was wan tho the only cover It had bad About D 9 I or cu a n in we WI passed a propelled by II live five negroes Their clothing cry ry being only a asack asack sack tied tiel their They rhey progressed by linens of ot long bug they lh y nuck uck Into the tho mud man malt would volt polo In hl lilt IdE turn They begin at ono end CULl of ot O tho the bout boat anti and push lush so itt that tho the boat oat pusses Nj under thorn They rhoy sing as au they the walk wall When they thoI reach tho tite apposite opposite end they take tako tho the polo 1010 and amId walk wall to time the bows haWK where thor they begin agnin Tho The song eons Ion was wall very peculiar yet appropriate They are well developed I 1 muscle could coui bo be O plainly an no anthey nothey they theIr arduous duty Tho rho Tim boat wan julio julto large being ten tOil feet enL and anil the length In III proportion Thin Tho Thoman man at tho thit helm holm wan white while Two Iwo pan were cre on board At 10 a Il m nt wo stopped at to tako taw on u it outgo cargo Col o hone lloro the tho as no I railed lIlIed It passed tImi At 4 wo vo had tho time cargo on An American boat Oat would Juno loaded It In two hours Wo Vo Boon 1111 tho umlaut again When wo we were vere taking wood It passed US U NO COAL USED There Then la in usually wood WOOl plied niong aloM on Ott tho Iho by people who sell It to r JaR iR as boats At l this Place our Willi and none IOno was on 1111 th thI i bank banle so IO several men had bud to cut It took an em get Hot enough to take taku UH us across neross time the river 1101 When Whon straIn steam WiTh WilS up wo we crossed There Thero was wall no wood there Bomo fences worn veru torn down own and used lined for fOL fuel this lasted hasted until wo we could get lIot n It good supply Ono place where we wo got wood a n young oung I woman caino m sill board to get the pay rime Tho boat hont was van started Jut for fol n mt Joke The Tho mother tha thu rope ropo mill tried to hold tho the boat Sho hu screamed and turned white while but had hall to let lot KO go as nil nho was near noor tile the r When the tJ young youal woman wits was 1111 let off orr her hor mother was 9 stIlt still palo pale and Ind The Tho soldiers and boat crow reamed to enjoy tho the Joke jokl During time the night part pait of at tho the boat wai Y va I carried off ort by b l es trees heo were forced against the side I At l Tacamocho we e stopped to pet get wood WOOt i n a beef beC brought the tho steer stoer I iI with a It whoop ell If It lie ho would have they would have liked It bettor better Ho flo won was nR dragged tho time water and then by y the time horns over the tho side of ot tho time bunt boat where they butchered him hlll About but A 6 G p 1 in m we stopped nt fit o oto to let lot oft off passengers and take toke cargo We remained hero hoto all night nl ht At 9 n a m Tn wo 0 again aImin After Cler n a little we at nt another pasture po sture and nd hall had an nil hours of ot wild steers but could not catch on one OM FIRE OUT In the tho afternoon n was ne erNI near time the but with prompt action It was soon extinguished It Il IB IR fortunate that It did dill not get a 0 good gOOf start tar for our cargo en Is If principally coal co l loil oil i I tAN MAN irAN itAN lt j 1 m mn tholO wail great excite excitement ment A t mOil man was wan W 9 overboard After considerable lo time the time boat bont wn wan YaK stopped stop pod Twenty Tont more elapsed before beCore n a life boat bOlt was launched with three men mon monIn In It They Thoy Tim n mt quarter or halt half a mile but could not find tho the poor POOP fellow tell ow Thero are many whirl whirlpools pools In III the tho river so o that If IC lie lm could swim Wear tear him out before reaching r shore We e are aro now wondering what will be he our next adventure IId A general cays Next Wo to 0 will be lIe fired on by b the tho rebels rebel II September 18 we wo ran on a I sand bar and had to watt walt until morning before getting ort off ortA At A t Port flarria tho the scenery was wall not good FO 10 o tho time captain said he ho would take takemo mo mc to Mr Mann ManH and Mr Cooks COOkA They are ure Americans and live on opposite sides ide of at tho the river MEETS CLUFF EXPEDITION Colombia Colom la Oct 21 DI 1901 I do not mot expect to go any nn farther on the expedition You know the tho country In n a state of oC war The Tha Liberals will 11 take a 1 moans mans animals or arms arm saying Wo We have havo mote moro need of DC them than you They Thoy may give ghe you a mm I receipt for Cor them but that Is II as much pay as OR you will til get If It I go farther I would have havo ha ve to buy n It now nosy outfit and might havo have It taken from mo me next day dayI I nm ant making good use USO of oC my time I have havo Ju jut t finished a I sunset picture anti antia a sell sea and sky In oils aliA I am nm delighted with both hoth They Tit are arc out of ot tho the usual line lino of oC but are excellent ex things I have havo made some of the best pictures VIA N V VJ p v A MA WN v vB J B Fairbanks Writes to His Children in Salt Jolt j of the Party Pari Says Would Not Induce Him to j the Grip ip DoWn the Isthmus US of Panama Without Food for Days Utah Boys HaVe flae Some Jomo Stirring 11 tures turcs in Colombia t 1 C I ever over produced pro while hero here and In Iii Car Cartagena Pre Prell Cluff party arrived on omi Fri l Friday tl day night Saturday I 1 heart heard omo comno ono calling Fairbanks l fly By y I Py glasses I men and a n alady lady with laes Cluff i tile tho river dver They sent a it for tor mo limo and a wo ve had imad hada imada a n hearty handshaking followed by y ac lC accounts accounts counts of ot our oni Brother took nick two days daye 1 after Itter they thoy left leCt Sun Ban Jose JOBO J e and amI ho he and Tolton rollon stayed there mure two weeks thon camo to Lemon Lemotto At that t time wits was mill full of ot yellow ellow fever No Noone Noone one wan wait allowed to leave the place They male made with two negroes however how vor to tuko them to Boca del Toro loro In u n Time The negroes told thorn to bo bl ready nt mU dark Lot Let Lotus us liS wait until morning said No tho time negroes said nid we must go o tonight At dork dark thy they went to tho time appointed but ome ommie oI came camo 4 AA A N mind and prevented them lIning going Time Tho negroes want to sea SOil but returned at ut midnight and lugged thou their things to tn tho tito count coast where wh ro they tho were ero placed carefully ami quietly Into the tho boat ont TIme Tho bank Is in about eIght Ight feet high so that they thoy had to Jump into tho the bout boat out TIme ur tie UH IllI the time won wan pushed from shore but hut they the too time far to toliu t liu ho hindered this time Their experience enco ence on omm the lie ocean oceon it was WOI similar to mine only I had imad tho time lazy men InCH When they thoy arrived nt lit del tiel Toro Tore OUR BUSIEST MEN MENI MENa K Ml 1 I 1 1 I j 1 c a y i Sf 1 t I 1 4 l lI I I b OJ i f L r f 6 I C I I c I 1 p ii l V g t b r 11 J JJ 1 1 i ft J t i i iw I w If I t H C I 1 L t Photo by Johnson oH H l 1 I H H H tt ooH H t H H t t 1 t H 1 H Ht I ool HJo T R JONES JONEST T It n Jones Jonel whoso whose portrait Is II reproduced above ov Is II a n well known banker of ot Lako City who has hns been Iden Idon tIDed with tho time business for Cor ninny many years yean and whose operations In have havo hll 0 hind had much to do with tho the mining Industry of ot this and neighboring states Besides being the head hend of at the banking IlIg house of oC T H IL Jones Jonell Co ho Is the tho Utah representative of ot tho the American Smelting anti ond Refining company compan tho the nt ot Murray which he me con controlled trolled trailed having been een sonic time limo ago ngo Included among tho time concerns going Into tho tIme combine c lne Mr Jones Joncs la Is also nIne a IL director In lit tho Oregon Short Line Lino railway and amid Is always prominent In iii all time the Important financial movements put on foot Coot In tho the state Tho The picture shows him In hla hIs comfortable private office omco nt at tho time bank M MIt It wan vas midnight They landed nt at the tue of ot n IL Purl of lit It Il was Wall over ever tho tIit th water tho lie other fired the street The Ih negroes lIel evaded 11 the 1114 cern they thoy could not have landed In nd eLI President mid Jive Bro mime aro tho the only one ellen tint came along the of or Panama they without food tood and Wet tot till several at lit n a At other Union hues their were without food once ince were went lived limed on Oil by soldIers 22 n stints u were tt tIred Hied but hut none took effect Surely It wax cn s a 1 divine ii I vI ne I mm They wem woin otA I treated to every Ivor respect by bythe h bythe the captain While on time the trip trill both hOlh took the thu fever hut but fortunately one ens on at nt ata nta ata a time fluff t lIay would not Induce him to tn make Haite the time trill trip again TAKEN FOIl FOlt A When wo wu n it coming down the thu liver I pit got my lily things timings to tu together gether mini and stai started ted fur for the tort port holt half n it away IIII the boat hunt shore shinto the on hoard sail said I 1 Ia was WILS wasn WILSn I n a Turk und tad would woul not have token me but a it 1 friend of ot Mr I who went ui 1111 tho time river rh r with me no said Malt It Is in Mr Mm nn on I hint had not nul como collie In sight night sh ht hut but my uty recognized my amy box ox Mr Mm II asked tIme tho captain If It ho Ito could nut not take tato me mile He lIe Bald saul No Nu I eon can take tithe nobody Ho then went to Clen lemi Castro CuNtro and told him lii who I Willi and what my lilY it y was The Tite general consented When I J waH WIlA Introduced to him lium ho lie said ald You Youcan YOUcan ou can nil not lIot only wily go io but It will vill not Ilot cost you yell a II rent cent rentI centI I thought of ot going to only but ut tho the general mild Hillet he lie would arrange for formu mu moo m to go to Santa Malta a IL place I 1 wanted very ory much to visit TO 10 tIP The Tho were welo mostly govern government ment Uen C Is IH going to lo this tha lh United to purchase u II battleship Ho Ito brings with him film from tl I 1 to defray the expenses of ot the tho war and i lay uy tho the soldiers of ut four tour de ile departments II Ho lIu wits was born at Harran Parran In most ot or his edu edo education edul cation l In his native town but Iut after afterwards afterwards wards took n it two years coulse coulso in me mae mechanical engineering In III Jersey city Af M After ter tel four foul out years he lie became |