The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-11

OF breakfast we resumed our journey Though the nr
part OF the road through number Of estates -
nnsst without exception we struck beyond 0ampo,A
From the latter pontto Rambodde about twenty tive
ilea The average elevation ofths country ranges from
four 70 nearly SIX thousand feet Bold peaks
and immense masses Of mountains riss G
greater and lesser distances on both sides of the
road, whiis on one side or the other swesD
beautiful valleys Tar Oh the eye roach, leapnG
from boude into deeper valleys until lost in the wind
ngs Of the mountain Upon ell these activities -
tabshed the coffee eatatea From gradual ascents -
preciptous heghs and In the assures Of enormeuQ
rocks the plant Ia TO be SEEM and when the curtain e
Clouds continually floating huriedly by lifts momenHa.
rily from the mountain summit the deep and perennal
green Of the coffee plant h seen even there But tsnse
the vision to the deeper valleys and the coffee ia loA
Rice now becomes the staple and the terraces stop -
step descending be traced for mies until lost y
rude masses Of rock, jungle and boiling cataracts
At Pusilawa eleven miles from Gampoia. reschsa
The Worms estates admitted BY every one TO b ths
wealhes the best producing and best cultivated on ~
island These gentlemen, MessrR g. and n B. WoFmA
brothers and both bachelors are said TO be relatives Z
the celebrated Rothschds and as far a. wealth ID co..
cerned would certainly be dscredit TO the well known
financial status Of that family Tho Worms estates
ave hundred acres Of che best coffee land ~
district Their fields are cultivated IN the most PERCY
manner not weed 70 be seen, and from me oaec OF -
%oun. :" ,.oss ssr,h Setween can be- foIio1sS
i ~ linz az accurate as an engineer coul0
;ns,arcs ~ neoect can be seem Yhe propristor
ana the bunQaoos the co0le lines tie
pipes for conducting the coffee 70 the works the ma
81 ,aSn;feS~not Usually the practice OF plante1s-ant
trimmed. In foot everything has an ar q healn.e5s
Paoepoly. cnu ovoliar IN hs wav 10 his own -
.o 70 iooE a. an adioninc plantation Tao difference
was marked The plants wore scky s
% was % oasw ~ dsda who reaped the best r.
turns tor nus capa anu m Tho detas n r...
- nv ~ 1880. 'r,erey an nntna will suf1ce ThS
plant when cultivated kept by trimming at height q
% 20 .dm;t ~ nienty Of room for the spread Of tho
l,ar. 70 =, "U Sch the hsry Is termed
~ MI cn, st hossorn 10 white. tke newly forre7
eho, 4. i;ht arean which when ripe becomes re6
Tnorry h 70 s,uvn ncIas over dining the prons
me whv'c pansoI h p os hut sha ,ed cbsr,fs
season un,es Srd Generally oomnssn
veg 9h charrv r. now eSthst Ia The thiok
hui Is taken Off bv means Of machinery the coffee .
@ ATs a,v;ug asch grain Ia carefully examined 81
ing sI 0rynsb .ssar into the varieties or Dpsp
unoos wncn Ghse. n ~ nnnwn :. thu iuny,o consa
raised by the natives and furnishes the main supply az
home CONSUMPTION small , quantity Of TINS vaf'V
aSV % .ne - this connaction that shouIl
asr y coa ~ abor AZ this comprises large shsss
o. inc aggleg ov. On uo the snhact ca" ba NOR
LOT 10 4. one in which W.
49, ,x,ck
IS are NOT 70 h s a. -
iniormaton ~ posolo Ano s'i'' oaA wy " NOA' -
three ocIeck IN tho afternoon the stage reached The
tcimiuus " 1 Io ~ 1919, a.. na.,;nr r-o,;dsA
self thirteen mos from this poin. hut nayg pfSvicsc
Tor this emergency seht pony Ancs luz a0 -
o. the Journey Lssnss curing ,hsr ~ short cwsss
the dinner tapie, snas ~ nSnu nr.ndn1 M.
directly over inc moun MA anu ,d =, asucad ~
view Of Rambada pass the couu Sg a
while, with the assistance Of guide, made my way g
produced very rapa anu sreus sievsoos
sssn Ss extreme ssN
masses Never n.s S sbiI c eow for m
extended beautiful valleys nnumerable wa.er ,sa 60
S na o suu va On nv way Also passed through
number OF coffee fields ranging the maximum altitude
Of its successful growth: ,.... .,.... 1.,,u,.n-,
Sound ~ diary I hid stun four miIss Of M
journey perform As there ID but very short twighe
in this latitude very soon lounm ~ sno ma .s
trass on Zach side of the road and the almost s.
petua clouds Of such high. elevations, muitpuee
the dimcuns my s''1 ,ha r,,de s "~y ~
NOW which latter had oycrtakon me- About half q
hour after dark rode by troop Of monkeys, which
greeted mo with = yatey Oh noses LEWIS h nj, ~
iodions yes When I stepped within tho doos Of ~
mountain rest OF this place. felt eminenty sattsed
Newera Ea =, aur,rs ths ho month"; a
numbers Of visitors from ali parts Of the Island The
climate though rather wet 10 cool and brasns 40 -
W al ~ ~ n T;,; ,,ors or tha Ieft rising the iofk
peak OF Pedro raIagaa eight thousand thrce hundra
and twenty feet IN height and tho Hottest point ON "
"'nna u,,,o .r.,e Aim. .ro.e A. four O'Clock Tn
morning and made tho ascent Of Pedro After tosome
journey Of an hour and bali through mick jungle -
s As n 'ay ,.d Accoyi,no,y after tbirtv
minutes patient waiting descended with greater vele
city than went up ;, ,,,,,ho-.
,,,nn nscS sra ala an he yielding large pro61a
As was Obliged 70 take this mornings stage in order -
be ready for the next mall ! nad 70 pass .noso va
trusting IN sno.nes oPp% NM. gc,harn LILA
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