Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-02-12

gress considerably. and which the horse
seems to consider - part Of the contract
You soon leave beneath you the fields Of
cane which, with their rich green foliage,
from this elevation, appear like gems Of
beauty. The larger trees also such a. the
cocoanut and palm grew only II the base Of
the mountain, but smaller trees and shrub
berry gee, yoa the higher you ascend. Some
times you will notice coffee tree with the
little pods hanging on the branches and
looking very much like green cherries and
occasionally cocoa With its little bars hang
ing close TO tbs trunk, in which are some
times as many as a dozen Of the beans, and
then. as you go still higher. you will find
ferns and grasses, but nowhere is it entirely
barren, for in this climate sun and rain will
bring vegetation almost from the barren
rock. As YOU approach the top you will no.
tee the vapor rising before you. the air will
have avery decided odor Of sulphur. and
you will hear the painting and putting OF es-
Gaping steam. when suddenly you find your
self looking down into the crater. which is
probably fourth of mile in diameter and
some three hundred feet deep. without a
single green object to relieve the eve, but
blesched and barren as the plains Of Sodom.
The springs, if such they may be called, are
about dozen in number and some of them
about thirty feet in diameter. though you
will notice many other places where the
steam Is escaping from the ground, and AZ
you pick your way through among them YOU
seem to be walking over thin crust. and in
many places il is so hot that YOU will find
yourself stepping quickly. The bottom sp-
pears to be composed OF sulphur and alum
mixed with ashes. Much is claimed for the
curative qualities Of the water from these
springs. and il il said that il person should
have an attack of fever. that a bath from it
is very beneficial II must require some
faith to make the trial for 1t is As black as
ink and the odor is decidedly unpleasant.
The heat coming from the surface makes =
strong current Of air. aud the steam will
sometimes entirely cover YOU. In some
places the boiling water and steam coming
out between tie rocks. sounds like the
ehurHine OF a huge propeller. and in Others
with I pattlng solnd, not unlike a ioeomo
tive starting heavily loaded tram. 81 in
all this din an! confusion one seems to feel
tina, he has indeed inv aided the slominions of
the God OF Steam who speaking IN 40 many
voices seems 10 say Long before YOU punny
morials knew my power ! reused these
sn'liudrs with nv music. and shook these
mountains with nv breath Nature has
don. much fnr these people in he way 81
providing them with food. The bread fru,
grows here and also panialns, banana.
oranges. lines and fruits ~hich they call pear
and apple. bat they very different from
ours
Nn,mee> also grow here and the calaba,h
from which the, make man, nd, of dishes
TIE Panama aud ". |. telegraph cable
~hlct. touches al TINS and tie adlaceat
Islands Is certainly great convenience, and
- the INK which connects them With the
outside world Newspaper. are almosi en-
,'rciy uuknpWn. aud strangely enough arr
Ho' much sought after Thu feoplc are yer,
conservative, inclined to he jci!al. Il each
u,her' prosperity. hI; Kind and courteous
70 strangers. sni a, Ne turn oar faces from
ihe'n and the PEAKS OF the beautiful Island
s;nk bcu"ath thr SEA. that the prosperity for
which they yearn. and tIsr the favor. u ich
the, ask NAV he granted them are tn. gen
uine wishes of
Down EASTER