Venezuelan Adventure – Daniel Beck Guion – Venezuelan Letters – Daily Activities – December 1, 1939 (2)

Daniel Beck Guion in the field in Venezuela

It has occurred to me several times that I have never told you the details of camp life.  Just how much would prove to be interesting, I don’t know, but here is a partial story, at least.

There is a large canvas fly for the cocina (kitchen).  The cook has a small tent for sleeping.  There was a large tent with mosquito-bar sides for the office.  We use this tent for dining, also.  Our sleeping tents are two-man tents, containing our clothes, personal belongings and cots.  Under a second canvas fly are stored the extra supplies (tools, instruments, etc.)

Our camp personnel (at present we are short-he handed) includes  Simon, (the cook), Bill Rudolph (Chief of Party), Dick Wimberley (draftsman), Fred Chion (transit-man), Dr. Boshnakian (all-around engineer, College Prof., geologist, etc.) and myself.

We employ about 16 peons of varying intelligence &…