CHAPTER IV.

FIRST DAYS IN THE NEW COLONY.

Isolation of La Gloria--The Camp at Night--Strange Sounds in the Forest--The Colonists Happy--Their Excellent Health--Remarkable Cures Effected by the Climate--The Agreeable Temperature--Prolonged Rainy Season--The "Hotel"--The Log Foundation--A Favorite Joke--The Company's Spring--Small Variety of Food--My First Supper in La Gloria--Eating Flamingo and Aged Goat--A Commissary With Nothing to Sell--A Fluctuating Population 59