Richard Oglesby Marsh

He unsuccessfully explored the region between the Canal and Costa Rica as the land was irregular for large-scale rubber growing.

Marsh sought some "white-Indians" in the region and come back to the United States to organize a scientific expedition in the Darien.

[2] Richard Marsh tried to convince Ford and Firestone of financing a wide exploration in Darien, not just for rubber lands.

A team of scientists was designated by the University of Rochester, the American Museum of Natural History of New York, and the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, D. C. joined the expedition.

In order to raise awareness to this issue, he brought a legion of Kuna across to North America, which gained the attention of both Canada and the United States.