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T R A N
S C R I P
T I O N
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Marine Detachment, USS Cleveland
Somotillo, Nicaragua.
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From: |
0000 - 22 April 1928 |
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To: |
2400 - 28 April 1928 |
I. Report of Patrol:
At 2300 24th of April,1928 1st Sergeant
Stock and four men and pack train of
five mules cleared Somotillo for San
Francisco. Arrived there at 1145 April
25, 1928. Cleared San Francisco at 1600
April 16, 1928, for La Jita, a small
ranch house where a bandit by the name
of Bacadano [Verbónico Vaquedano] was
supposed to be recovering from wounds
received at Ocotal. Arrived at La Jita
at 2000 April 26, searched houses in
that vicinity but no trace was found of
this man. Natives reported that he was
in Nueva Segovia. Cleared La Jita at
2100 April 26, and patrolled to the
border of Nueva Segovia and returned to
La Jita at 0730 April 27 and cleared
that place at 0900 same date for a
patrol north to the Honduras border to a
mountain named Grande Pinas and returned
to San Francisco at 0800 April 28, 1928.
Cleared San Francisco at 1600 April 28
for Somotillo and arrived there at 0015
April 29, 1928.
At 0400 April 24 Corporal Bell and four
men cleared the outpost at San Francisco
on a patrol to the north and east of
that town. Returned at 0800 April 25.
II Intelligence Report:
(A) San Francisco and vicinity.
1. Area quiet.
4. Food good.
2. People friendly. 5.
Forage scarce.
3. Water excellent. 6.
Pastures good.
7. Trails bad.
(B) Area in vicinity of Nueva Segovia
border.
1. Area quiet.
4. Food good.
2. People friendly. 5.
Forage scarce.
3. Water excellent. 6.
Pastures good.
7. Trails fair.
(C) Area in vicinity of Honduras border
north of San Francisco.
1. Area quiet.
4. Food scarce.
2. People friendly. 5.
Forage scarce.
3. Water fair.
6. Pastures poor.
7. Trails very bad.
/s/ J. C. McQueen
127/205/2
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