CHAPTER XXIV

CROSSING THE ISTHMUS

Steamer from New York--Riotous scenes--Stops at Havana-- Aspinwall--Forlorn place--Cars to the summit--Carusi's pavilion--Scene at night--Proceeds on mule-back--Tropic rainstorms--Crossing the Chagres River--Lost children-- Panama--Embarks on Golden Age--Touches at Acapulco--Panama fever--Reaches San Francisco--Welcomed by friends--Delayed by sickness--Rebuke to General Wool--Steamer up the coast-- Into Columbia--Lands at Vancouver--Canoe trip up Cowlitz River--Muddy roads to Olympia--Disappointing appearance-- Second message 433