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Ensign Combs and a party of eleven men reached the Culebra cut in four days. They found a good trail to the San Juan River where it joins the Porto Bello trail.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-15
Admiral Glass instructs the Commanding Officer of the USS Boston to send out scouting parties from Yavisa, Panama, in order to gather information regarding means of transportation within Panama and the practicality of an armed invasion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-01
Lieutenant Manwaring reports in great detail about his assignment to explore the Old Panama Trail, and where the trail from Nobre de Dios joins it. Manwaring, writing a day-by-day account of the expedition, details distances and direction traveled each day, obstacles, and the importance of having local guides. The local guides pointed out where Colombian troops would be camping, what rivers the Colombians would need to traverse, and generally very detailed intelligence. The report closes with a summation of the terrain and attacking and defense possibilities at drier times of the year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-07
Rear Admiral Glass orders Commander Perkins to take the USS Concord to Rio Dulce, Parita Bay, and send out scouting parties to obtain desired information contained in the attached memorandum. All that is required is a rough reconnaissance. Information about roads, trails, and means of communication through the district are of special interest; pencil notes and sketches are acceptable.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-07
Rear Admiral Glass orders Commander Cottman to the Chepo or Bayano Rivers and sends scouting parties up the river and the Mamoni. They are to obtain the information requested in the accompanying memorandum. While the scouting is going on, they are to haul the fires and do other repair work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-07
Admiral Glass provides a description of what information should be obtained by scouting parties.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-01
Captain Little reports to Major Lejeune on the exploration of trails in Panama, whether they are passable, and if so, by what size forces, and whether or not pack animals could be used. Little also reports on defensible positions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-05
Admiral Glass reports on the ships under his command which are stationed off the coast of Panama and monitoring the Panamanian revolution. American forces are preparing an intelligence map of the isthmus while scouting the Darien region and canal zone.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-04
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports the movements of Colombian troops and their ships Cartagena and Pinzon. He also gives the status of the American ships Atlanta, Mayflower, Prairie, Nashville, Castine, Olympia, and Bancroft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-22
Captain Cloman reports on a scouting mission he conducted to determine the location of supplies, soldiers, and possible routes for troop movements. He notes that the USS Boston and USS Wyoming leave today with 100 marines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-14
Rear Admiral Glass orders USS Boston to San Miguel Bay to pick up three officers. The officers will be taken up the Tuira River in boats as far as Yaviza, Panama, where they will make observations as ordered by the Navy Department. After the observations are complete, Boston is to return to port in Panama City, Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-07