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Ch. 6: Isthmus and Mexico

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Chagres is shown above, as it looked to the gold-seekers. The castle of San Lorenzo stands on the bluff at the left; the entrance to the Chagres River is at the extreme right.
"The old castle crowns the point, occupying a position somewhat similar to the Morro at Havana . . . Morgan and his buccaneers scaled its walls and took it after a fight in which all but thirty-three out of three hundred and fourteen defenders were slain . . ."
So soon as a vessel dropped anchor, native canoes or dug-outs were on hand to offer passage up the river and through the jungles to Gorgona or Cruces where the pack roads began. Bargains were struck; money changed hands; faithful promises were made.
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