Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-02
"A Il cgro Paradise,

Nlght OUT or tie srs tyu; hunar and fifty
miles from the Florida ;ast, rls:s huge rock
Wanty TWO mills long By ven miles wide. |,
| is the smallest of tho Bahama Islands and is
called Now Providence. 1t is tho sec1nd place
Where Columbus landed on his voyage to the
Western world and the olly tewu of cote 10 the
Bahamas marks the spot Nassau even at this
s'ssnn nestlts IN wilderness Of f)Sers. plants
and fiults. TOere is DOT tree, shrub or hJp.
er that tbrlVes 10 any Warm climate W aich docs
lot grow lDXurantly there. | said it wa. q
| rock upon which these beauties grow and bIOs-
81 m, and over which tever eudrg summer
Ore z' blows the seetS Of health ny tcmperlor
'na warmth OF TROPICAL sun uai.l lt strikes a
bappY medium where al sessln H. suumer and
nsnkloo bssks 10 an atmosphere prSc icalIy io-
var aba tSai'e mOntbs 10 yssr, and trees
shrubs and HJw1rs thrive 10 cuao.ic profu,jon
oil the yesr round. How c,ptrsry tits is 10
whit Is Known OF nature 10 tne frcs land, ard
Iet how cfu1.ly true Of what i, seen here eyery
hour IN the yepr
lho cc9an threw up his mighty rock "@hep
uro Iayed With hills TO show her Gu ious
strength aud Kr@au IS over nap." LII. sc..
carc0u' r cE II clrsl, soft and ilable 70 the
NC s-ics hGnj, filed with shells srd sand
aud spil u?On by h 0c:au u iii c.GIcntcd with
tAt biGe. ThI, suria5o 10 places r!;s, frasa
hln II an! ID this aDd whgrey. crs,k or
cleVlcc is bun3, the yayts. fl .sr, blorm
rhere IL not q biz Of f.icy 10 this It is t4e
truh hcm:jy told 70 q, d,sutb5 is iLb .5i ant,
~luid 5o 20 parade betora you mass # coiorcd
Iuro. "cm,a i aud Children, Clearly U2t ue.tly
dressed, h'rctootcC lad bo9neti, ss ont happy,
pol c. Ot Of pop4la oa OF Is 600 more
ibaI II 90 arr u1%rJrs BLd unG,l,i ia,elii
ge1f SaiL!Gg II u t|s da o. IS is uow
AID h:n = GalVa Waite tac,, iniel .cut at d
hea',hy, ard q! this sols1a uumb-rs Of foreign
&c :, whca look as II 10 sesro1 Of health. The
htn5' 5 or" as peat As the people Ill Of IL, III
are su0shered 10 & w rs and shruboery. /,
a'm s: every ard, as we'll ss lr wi TX wild are
cocDstu's. orauges. gusVes sutsdIlO mapgo
aud Ill sorts OF fruit hang, 10 all saRes-bud,
blossom, hslf grown and The ms,u: d fluH,
lhe drives over thu town and through the
Island are superb, smooth as f )0r and Of snlii
TICK. lined ou either side with taoplad
swceplos vln's sun:ed trees aod fl ,9eIlog
plaut5. The Cleender towers its bisn bead
emoog the more pretentious tropical plants,
"tie onr own modest m r0iUg glory, 80
dear to our Chi dhood peeps on. from behind the
leaves with The dew resting upon It's purple lius
" ue hlsseu away Oy Inc nOrnlng sun. No
tongue can tell or pen write of the beauties
either o! land or sea, which are reeverywhere visi.
DIE. The Island makes q beautiful picture rs
you approach Il from the oceaD, rising rs i. does
from the waters edge by gradual incline to the
height OF NO r 800 teet. every foot of ihs wsy
up showing tho tropical plants, 1owers and
frute at their best.
The Climate and surroundings are ss near per.
fiction IS one ought to expect to find on this
earth. The surface Of the island is rolling and
what soil there is is very rich. The bulk of
vegetation seems to spring from the solid rock
ind act1slly does from the a2ks and crsvces
Wherever room is fCuGd q root creeps IN and
the lime in the stone feecH it, This lack or soil
sHd the necessity of moving solid stone to aid
vegetation prevents much cultivation of the
soil, and there very few vegetables grown
in ctimste especially adapted to their prcdu;.
tion. fruits are the principal staples and upon
these the Eati es live to 6 very great extent.
ALI tropical varieties grow in abundance sCd
are remarkably rich sud nutritious Every vs.
rlcty OF fish l5 taken in sSu undance and enieIs
very largely into The domesii, economy of the
natives. The chief indu.t'y of :ha island is
sponge gathering. g.-Nassau (N P.) Cor. Of Bos
fo1 Herr n