I then wrote a letter to Washington stating the facts of his death, and my own address in Sacramento, California.

I also stated that I would assist the widow if I could, but I never received an answer.
We soon started down the river, having on board about one hundred passengers, men going to work on the Panama Railroad.

At Chagres we found a small stern wheeled river steamer and took passage on it for Gorgona, as far as the steamer could well go up the river.

While going up we met a similar boat coming down, and being near a short bend they crashed together, breaking down our guards severely, but fortunately with no damage to our wheel.

A few miles above this a dark passing cloud gave us rain in streams, and we had to drift in near shore to wait for the storm to pass.