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TR EK THR OU GH THE D AR I EN 1 940 A- 1 (1) GOP Y (made Nov. 13. 1941 ~ from dossier loa.'1ed by Dr. E. W. James.) Dr. E. W. James 1523 L Street NW Washington f D. C. Dear Dr. James: J3al boa~ c. z. Thursd~t June 27~ 1940 A~I (.b)- t I would greatly appreciate a letter from you that would verify my reason for attempt ing to cross the Darien region. In shortt the developments are these: I arrived in Panama on June 18 and made final preparations to go up the Bqano River as before. This time. however, I was picked up by the Pan~~anian police for a German. My maps,my passport, and personal letters were taken from me e and now I am reporting daily • upon orders. to M. A. Nouega de Sabl~ of the immigration department. My case including the maps were to be turned over to the Secretary of Government and Justiae. Leopoldo Arosemeua for final investigation. Before the case reached him. and upon adv-ice from Vice Consul Adrian Colgul tt. I went to Mr. George Andrews of the American Embassy who took up the mat tel' with Secretary Aro semena for per mi sa ion fo·r me to go up t.he Bayano River. cross (if possible) to the ChucunaqueRiver and to Yavisa. Mr. Andrews seems to be earnestly endeavor i ng to seek the permission. His report today was more encouraging. He believes that a letter from you t o either himself. Mr. George AndrewssAmerican Embassy or to Secretary of Government and Justice Leopoldo Arosemena would be of great value. If you care to send a letter to either of them, the enclosed stamps are for the a.ir mail postage. If for any reason you do not wish to do so, I would respect your judgment and would drop the applica.tion for permission. I have also informed Colonel Valentini of this new a~gle. While waiting! have talked with Captain Margeson. We are to have a meetingSatUl·day afternoon, merely to compare notes. Most respectfully yours. I S I Richard Tewkesbui:y ' General Delivery Bal boa. C. Z. COP Y (made Nov. 13. 1941, from dossier loaned by Dr. E'. W. James) J-l Mr. Richard Tewkesbury. General Delivery. Balboa. R. P. My dear Mr. Tewkesbury: Air Mail July 3~ 1940 A-I (1) -t Your letters addressed to Mr. Valentini or Mr. Stephen James and that to me dated June 27 have been received, and it is just too bed that you should have had any trouble at Chepo. I am wondering whether before leaving Panama you made the desirable contacts and rece! ved permil3sion to go into the Interior. I am today writing a letter to Mr. George Andrews of the American Embassy in Panama, which I hope will be of some assistance to you. Copy is enclosed. I certainly hope you will bea'ble to make sati sfactory arrangements and push your contemplated trip as far as possible. I know you will not find it easy and there will be at least 75 miles. as I told Mr. Margeson, between Bayano and the first na.vigable branch of the Chucli..'1.aque which will be especially difficult to cross. I have no idea how much this can be reduced at the two ends by canoe travel. Margeson expected to use a whale boat wi th kicker up the Chucunaque as fax as navigation was possi bl e and, then have the boat go around and meet him on the Bayanoata similar point. We figured that the di stance between these points would be about 75 miles, but no one knows. If you cover this gap, stick to the largest atreams which will probably head in the lowest pass. You cannot be sure of this, but it is a good guess. Information useful to us on such a line would be evidence of high water, character of soil. slope of the terrain in the direction of travel. and elevation of the pass; a.lso.widths of the side streams you cross at their high water marks and a general estimate of how far from the main stream it would be necessary to go to be above flood line in the wet season. If you are able to follow the south ' slope of the cordilleras all the way to Yavisa. and can give any indication of where low passes exist between the Chucuna.que Valley and the San BIas coast. this information w01.ll,i be useful. Very truly yours 9 E. W. James, Chief, Division of Highw8,lfTransport COP Y (made Nov. 14. 1941, from dossier loaned by E. W. James) January '( ~ 1941 Mr. E. Vl~ James Telvkesbury! s d.iaryof his second trip through the Darien region in Panama 9 approaching Colombia, and a blueprint of his conception of the topography. are being sent you with this letter. / s/ STEPHE1{ JAMES A- L (b)- 3 COP Y (made byE. Crawford, Nov. 16, 1941. from dossier loaned by E.W.James) J-1 January 11, 1941 Mr. Stephen James. Pan American Highway Confederation. Pan American Union. Washington. D.C. My de8x Mr. James: I have your letter of Janu.ary 7 forwarding copy of Mr. Tewkesbury's diary covering his southbound :trip in 1940. If he le~t a dia.. ." Y of the return trip from Sautata. Colombia. and Y~isa on the return, r should be glad to have a copy_ The blueprint referred to in your letter has also been received. EWJ/M Very truly yours, E. W. James. Chief, Division of Righwq Transport A-I (.h)-1
Object Description
Title | Source Material Relating to Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940 –Tewkesbury's writings, unpublished |
Subject |
Exploration Travel Central America Panama Darien |
Description | Box 1: folder 8, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Contains Tewkesbury’s unpublished writings which consist of his diary and day by day notes of his second trip through the Darien from July 3 to August 5, 1940 with a map of his route. In addition, there are nine 3” x 5” black and white photographs taken during this trip, including photographs of local Chiefs and family members; Cuna Indians on the Bayano River hunting fish with bow and arrow; Cuna burial shelters; and one of Tewkesbury himself with his machete. |
Creator | Tewkesbury, Richard Albert (1907-1969) |
Date | 1940 |
Collection | Richard Albert Tewkesbury Papers, 1934-1976, n.d. http://findingaids.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/arch/rgrp/21-7-22.html |
Location | Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives; http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/ |
Call Number | RS 21/07/022 |
Identifier | 21-07-022.Tewkesbury.0001-008 |
Rights | U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives at archives@iastate.edu For reproductions see: http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/using-our-materials/making-copies/photographs-and-documents |
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Date-Created | 2010-02 |
Description
Title | 21-07-022.Tewkesbury.0001-008-001 |
Collection | Richard Albert Tewkesbury Papers, 1934-1976, n.d. http://findingaids.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/arch/rgrp/21-7-22.html |
Transcription | TR EK THR OU GH THE D AR I EN 1 940 A- 1 (1) GOP Y (made Nov. 13. 1941 ~ from dossier loa.'1ed by Dr. E. W. James.) Dr. E. W. James 1523 L Street NW Washington f D. C. Dear Dr. James: J3al boa~ c. z. Thursd~t June 27~ 1940 A~I (.b)- t I would greatly appreciate a letter from you that would verify my reason for attempt ing to cross the Darien region. In shortt the developments are these: I arrived in Panama on June 18 and made final preparations to go up the Bqano River as before. This time. however, I was picked up by the Pan~~anian police for a German. My maps,my passport, and personal letters were taken from me e and now I am reporting daily • upon orders. to M. A. Nouega de Sabl~ of the immigration department. My case including the maps were to be turned over to the Secretary of Government and Justiae. Leopoldo Arosemeua for final investigation. Before the case reached him. and upon adv-ice from Vice Consul Adrian Colgul tt. I went to Mr. George Andrews of the American Embassy who took up the mat tel' with Secretary Aro semena for per mi sa ion fo·r me to go up t.he Bayano River. cross (if possible) to the ChucunaqueRiver and to Yavisa. Mr. Andrews seems to be earnestly endeavor i ng to seek the permission. His report today was more encouraging. He believes that a letter from you t o either himself. Mr. George AndrewssAmerican Embassy or to Secretary of Government and Justice Leopoldo Arosemena would be of great value. If you care to send a letter to either of them, the enclosed stamps are for the a.ir mail postage. If for any reason you do not wish to do so, I would respect your judgment and would drop the applica.tion for permission. I have also informed Colonel Valentini of this new a~gle. While waiting! have talked with Captain Margeson. We are to have a meetingSatUl·day afternoon, merely to compare notes. Most respectfully yours. I S I Richard Tewkesbui:y ' General Delivery Bal boa. C. Z. COP Y (made Nov. 13. 1941, from dossier loaned by Dr. E'. W. James) J-l Mr. Richard Tewkesbury. General Delivery. Balboa. R. P. My dear Mr. Tewkesbury: Air Mail July 3~ 1940 A-I (1) -t Your letters addressed to Mr. Valentini or Mr. Stephen James and that to me dated June 27 have been received, and it is just too bed that you should have had any trouble at Chepo. I am wondering whether before leaving Panama you made the desirable contacts and rece! ved permil3sion to go into the Interior. I am today writing a letter to Mr. George Andrews of the American Embassy in Panama, which I hope will be of some assistance to you. Copy is enclosed. I certainly hope you will bea'ble to make sati sfactory arrangements and push your contemplated trip as far as possible. I know you will not find it easy and there will be at least 75 miles. as I told Mr. Margeson, between Bayano and the first na.vigable branch of the Chucli..'1.aque which will be especially difficult to cross. I have no idea how much this can be reduced at the two ends by canoe travel. Margeson expected to use a whale boat wi th kicker up the Chucunaque as fax as navigation was possi bl e and, then have the boat go around and meet him on the Bayanoata similar point. We figured that the di stance between these points would be about 75 miles, but no one knows. If you cover this gap, stick to the largest atreams which will probably head in the lowest pass. You cannot be sure of this, but it is a good guess. Information useful to us on such a line would be evidence of high water, character of soil. slope of the terrain in the direction of travel. and elevation of the pass; a.lso.widths of the side streams you cross at their high water marks and a general estimate of how far from the main stream it would be necessary to go to be above flood line in the wet season. If you are able to follow the south ' slope of the cordilleras all the way to Yavisa. and can give any indication of where low passes exist between the Chucuna.que Valley and the San BIas coast. this information w01.ll,i be useful. Very truly yours 9 E. W. James, Chief, Division of Highw8,lfTransport COP Y (made Nov. 14. 1941, from dossier loaned by E. W. James) January '( ~ 1941 Mr. E. Vl~ James Telvkesbury! s d.iaryof his second trip through the Darien region in Panama 9 approaching Colombia, and a blueprint of his conception of the topography. are being sent you with this letter. / s/ STEPHE1{ JAMES A- L (b)- 3 COP Y (made byE. Crawford, Nov. 16, 1941. from dossier loaned by E.W.James) J-1 January 11, 1941 Mr. Stephen James. Pan American Highway Confederation. Pan American Union. Washington. D.C. My de8x Mr. James: I have your letter of Janu.ary 7 forwarding copy of Mr. Tewkesbury's diary covering his southbound :trip in 1940. If he le~t a dia.. ." Y of the return trip from Sautata. Colombia. and Y~isa on the return, r should be glad to have a copy_ The blueprint referred to in your letter has also been received. EWJ/M Very truly yours, E. W. James. Chief, Division of Righwq Transport A-I (.h)-1 |
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