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Journey to Pitcairn Island and Panama Canal Reflections
A letter from March 29 describes a voyage aboard the Tainui from nea to Pitcairn Island with 90 natives visiting the ship. The account covers Pitcairn descendants, crafts, Seventh Day Adventists, and a return to Balboa near the Panama Canal. It details Balboa’s nightlife, Panama City’s crowding, old Panama ruins, St. Joseph’s church and Cathedral, a gold excavation rumor, Balboa’s military station, the Miraflores and Pedro Miguel locks, and the Gatun Lake journey with vast locks, heat, and crocodiles observed.
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Panama
Bucaneer
Morgan
St. Joseph's Church
Balboa
Miraflores
Pedra
Gatun Ts
Chargres
Paris