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Title
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Lawrence Bruner to Marcia Bruner, 1902, Mar. 1
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Date
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1902, Mar. 1
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Handwritten 4 page letter from Lawrence Bruner to Marcia Bruner, "We, Mr. Leary and I, have returned from a trip…"
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Identifier
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081210-1897-092a
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Transcription
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the morning at the time when we began the descent. At this great elevation even here in Costa Rica things are quite like our Nebraska forms of life, but very soon they take on the tropical aspect as the mountain is descended so that when half way down are to be seen sugar cane, corn, coffee and bananas all growing together or in adjoining fields. Some of the best potatoes that I ever ate were grown on this mountain at about 9,000 feet elevation.
During the week spent in the country we fed on huevos, oriz, tortillas, papas, and frijoles and had caffe negro with leche to drink. Our beds were the blankets we carried spread on the soft side of a board made from extra hard wood. On the mountain the water is extra fine, being quite as cool and delicious as in the mountains of Colorado. Here in the valley, however, things are quite different and all water must be either boiled or filtered — preferably both — before drank.
Today we have been trying to find mail from home, visiting the museum and arranging for the remaining days of our sojourn in the country. So far no success has been had in the home mail business, but this is quite natural since there has
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