 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Gottel akaberekerwa muDanzig, Germany uye akatamira kuUnited States achiri muduku. Akataura Chirungu, chiSpanish nechiGerman. Apo goridhe rakakurumidzaakarova muCalifornia akaronga rwendo achishandisa Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilts Accessory Transit Company iyo yakatora nzira yomusikirwo nomurwizi rwaSan Juan muNicaragua. Gottel akasarudza kugara muRivas, guta riri muruwa rweNicaragua rwokumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumadokero kwePacific. Gare gare akasimbisa chibvumirano neAccessory Transit Company. Chibvumirano chaGottel neAccessory Transit Company chaisanganisira ngoro dzaidhonzwa nemabhiza dzaizotakura vanhu pakati peBahía de la Virgen Bay of the Virgin muLake Nicaragua nechiteshi chengarava muSan Juan del Sur. Muna 1856 yakamusiya ava matongo nemhaka yokurwisana pakati paWilliam Walker naVanderbilt. Gottel akatangazve basa rake rokuongorora muna 1861 pamwe chete nomubatsiri wake mutsva, mukuru mukuru weColombia Pedro Ruiz Tejada. Pashure porufu rwaGottel, Ruiz akachengeta basa racho richienderera mberi ndokuwedzera nzira itsva kubva kuLeón kuenda kuChinandega. 