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43 My stay in Panama was by one means interesting. The various incidents transpiring in our company - the novelties in the streets - the doings of the Americans. Kept my attention always lively. One of the first points in Company matters and the settling of the cooking question. This was settled finally by taking the task in routine by two's term of service three days. The general plan followed by the emigrants who did not camp without the city was to hire rooms - buy food and cook for themselves. Those who prefered stopping at the hotels could be boarded for $2.0 per diem.