The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-11-23
ZtNZIR Ar.


Ia 4 90 't,- We give uur readers 4 hes
criPtion OF one OF H. principal cities. 10 tIe
words OF a corrc-p lnient Of the Chicago
Times he -U-:
had the extreme pleasure not many
YEAR M, q. taAiu. cruj ia the good
brig Abrou i-,Nre'.. e. bound tor the Indi-
an ocean. Alter a cruise OF seven months
We entered the harhor Of Zaazihar. on th.
iOth day Of January, when tue weather
was most delightful, AMI the breeze blew
fre>h aud fair from the sp,cy east We
sighted Zanzibar in the mor,tiu., ea-l, and
tor hours sailed along the verd,nt shores
oi this beautiful ISLAND O.e might yer,
easily, without any great stretch of III.
imagination, ir"alr The former nome -,
Acam aud Eve at THIS place, for indeed it
Is Tor richness and luxuri4nce OF SCENERY.
an earthly parsii-.
All species OF the palm tree grow here III
the greatest ahuuls,.ce, throwing their
dnr. shade UFus tl.- green wavirr foliage
below Oranges, Lemons, pine apples. fig,
dates, pomegranste., bananas manro.s.
aud guavss are tr he found twic. ia ria.
year III the splendid gardens surrounding
the city.
Inc harbor is simply branch o. the
sea, aud the city ri Zsuzihar ha. stretched
out along the shore with it, white coral
tulldingN presenting splendid appearance,
when touched toy the RAYS of the sur. TIE
ihhNoIlamts are composed OF different clns-
ses representing the sons OF India and the
different islands of the sea. as well A. the
interior of Africa This isisnd ia governed
icy the sultan OF ZAngnihar, "a province on
fhe mainlanh) Who makes his home here
anrinE certain seasons -! the wear.
On entering TIE harbor one is struck
with heholilnI old English ships of the
Tine converted into Arsu mrn-oi War And
manned 10y these swarthy individuals iii,
noted pirate Shenandoah i, now "A 6,,o,i,.
steamer in the Arab fleet. and OF course
they are Prpud oi her FORMER history. Let
the re''ier now. with the writer. step ashore
and ask himself il this is the comfy so
long known IN song and ancient writ On
harrow verandsh- may b- seen the di.ci-
pies OF Mtrom-t mumhiing over ~ Ara.
BIC the Koran, hardly lau-ing to turn one
look of pity upon liz A. We pa,. no strange
~ 10y. Inc streets are very NARROW
horses, no mule, no wagons, all paS,e,i-
gers on '""t, Str"liing leI.Irely along with
long o"H- 81 linen. and caily decorated
'urbans truly Eastern people in every
sense of the word Stop monrn: with
me ".i"re tnls money changer with h,s
long, flowing beard aud dark ewes, ..d see
no" adroitIy lac counts over the rupees.
Snd throws out the quarter armas NJ
wori II spoken 10y HIM Silent ~ tie
stones below, there he eits all the d4y
long, AL humble follower vi Maminon -
Let u par hsse handkerchief from this
golden c"iorei -oloo, ~uh Ter hr.uilul
hazel eyes full oi hurnmg wi,cl-rv. and
her lip tIngrd with TIE orange hue a. her
native home. How .hly the little ONES
gnze 1T u, aud drI~ back "a. u our look
w's iull n.nsrr
We viii now euter a mod.-l hotel kent
by Il Portuguese, who can give a. a yood
cigar, duh good hottie of wine. all tor
siNpencr. Zanzibar II strange CITY. and
Oac could lit tor hou-s mu-lng over the
PcoP.r and the shifting scenes prc-rnirI
Above the town may Ice seen the hag. ot
the \ "rriyan. French, English aud Ham.
bur- c"n-uI-, floating gAil,. indicating that
tine interests Of each are represented. Fee
American cUH-u. Capt. Wrhh o salem.
Mas l. gentleman truly, aud hi- oil ,e
j. beautifully located and Que receive.
genuine hospitality suI courtrou-ue,s a.
has hand.
Every day. at : r v. negroes are rold az
the slave market, the prizes ranging rom
3 5D ro So per head They ar brou,ht
to the market ~ cuain gang. naked ,,d
"Im"~i skeletons. pr,-rnttn- Rm.,i pits
hlc -ghi One woud soon believe Dlr
win theory. IT, TO the negro. cuu % hc zee
hrv compouni ape Takina $50 al.
Zanzibar with it- delightful cliuat.. ir-
fine tropical fruits, it, beautiful location.
~ truly place deserving of notice.