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250 where we found they had services in the Church Catholic,- it was some great day with them and they were at Mass- the Church, was brilliantly illuminated and crowded full apparently of worshipers- many too- were upon their knees around the Doors, upon the outside, and in front, some dozen or more men all dressed in white, were pacing back & forth in front of the Church doors, as fast as possible- and every few moments, one of them, would fire a gun he carried in his hands,- This is a small Town but very Old one- buildings small and built of thatch, or palm leaf, but one large building in the place, and that was built for a public house soon after the California Excitement commenced and when the travel was all through this place most of the travel at present time, / or since the Rail Road Cars have commenced running/ goes some mile or two, South of this Town.- At the time the travel was through this place, passengers were landed at [Chargres?] but now, at Aspinwall- this large building spoken of- is built of wood and is called the St Charles Hotel- the way we came to pass through the wrong Town, was, on account of our taking the wrong route- this will make the distance some 5 miles further across, for us- however' wasnot sory as it gave us an opportunity to see the place- we did not stop here but a few moments