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T R A N
S C R I P
T I O N
HEADQUARTERS, THIRD BATTALION, FIFTH
REGIMENT
SECOND BRIGADE, U.S. MARINE CORPS
MATAGALPA, NICARAGUA
7 May 1928.
REPORT OF PATROL (May 3rd to 6th, 1928).
May 3, 1928.
Patrol left MATAGALPA at 2250 for GANITA
[La Garita], arrived at 0245. Made camp
until morning. The people that I
questioned for information concerning
outlaw activities had none to give,
stating that as far as they knew
everybody in GANITA belonged there. I
patrolled the town and everybody seemed
to be working, none delayed in answering
my questions.
May 4, 1928.
Patrol left GANITA at 0940 for LEONESA.
Arrived at 1440, could not gain any
information of bandit activities in that
area. Patrol left LEONEAS for LA PITA at
1530, arrived at 1630 where I made camp
for the night. The owner of this place
is W.J. Hawkins, his manager's name is
Hermenegildo R. Lobarro. at the present
time they have nine natives working in
the fields. Information I gained there
was of no military importance, everybody
seemed contented and answered my
questions without delay.
May 5, 1928.
Patrol left LA PITA at 0715 for W.
Hawkins place and arrived there at 1530,
where I made camp for the night. Klaus
Kühl is administrator of W. Hawkins's
HACIENDA DE ALGOVIA. The only
information gained here was that the
owner is present at the plantation only
when the coffee is picked and prepared
for market. I also learned that I could
not make MATAGALPA in one day's travel
so I made camp. The area around ALGOVIA
is being cultivated. The Hacienda of W.
Hawkins employs in coffee picking time
three hundred natives. At the present
time only thirty natives are employed to
cultivate the fields. The land belonging
to W. Hawkins is four thousand eight
hundred acres, mostly coffee land. No
information was gained here of any
outlaw activities what ever, all natives
around ALGOVIA work for W. Hawkins.
May 6, 1928.
Patrol left W. Hawkins at 0600, all the
information gained along the road was of
no military importance. Arrived at De
Savigny's [DeSavigny] at 1530. I talked
to Mr. De Savigny and he had no
information of outlaw activities in that
area. Arrived at MATAGALPA at 1730.
/s/ NORMAN L. MERRITT
Sgt., U.S.M.C.
20th Co., 5th Regt., USMC.
In charge of the patrol.
127/43A/20
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