Here they were landed in boats and conveyed to Cruces.
"The Makers of Canada: Champlain"
N. E. Dionne
From Cruces to Panama mules were employed for the remainder of the journey.
"The Makers of Canada: Champlain"
N. E. Dionne
There we took small boats and were poled up the river by Indians to Cruces, at which place we mounted mules and rode over the mountain to Panama.
"Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State"
Stephen Field; George C. Gorham