And then we left Guatemala City--2 days later--we read the paper on the
road about the Bay of Pigs invasion. That is all we knew about it.
Mr. JENNER. What did you do on your trip through Mexico and the Central
American countries?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Well, we took--I took--we walked and found our
way by the map, spoke to the people, collected samples.
Mr. JENNER. Samples of what?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Samples of rocks, of various rocks that seemed to
have----
Mr. JENNER. How did you carry it?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. We sent them back--we carried--all the stuff
we carried on the back of a mule. We had a big mule that could carry
150 pounds. This whole thing is recorded in a book I have written.
It is a manuscript I have--600 pages--day for day description of
our adventures. If you are interested, I will give it to you. The
publishers don't seem to be interested. It is now in the hands of a
publisher in France, and they may publish it.
Mr. JENNER. I had heard about that. I heard if it had a little more
color it might be salable.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. It is a little bit too dry. It is day by
day--that is what I could do. Someday when I have more time, I will
make it a little bit more colorful. But as it is now, it is a diary of
our trip, day by day.