Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-09-24
ROSEBURG REVIEW
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER "a, 1886.
SOME FEATURES OF COSTA RIGA.
Scenes Along the Marrow Gauge Railroad
-NearIv an Accident,

Scenes Along the Narrow Gauge Railroad
Nearly an Accident.
The natives use cart whose wheels are
made Of sections Of cedar, with the edge
cut thin and sloping down to the hub,
which is left five or six inches in diam
eter. In the rim are bolted thin strips Of
iron. The carts are drawn by oxen, and
1000 pounds is counted good load. The
oxen are Of the Texan breed, but very
gentle, being handled from calves and put
at work when they are years old. The
driver uses goad and walks In front OF
his team, with the goad resting behind
him on the middle of the yoke, which he
keeps in constant motion, much as our
Yankee or drivers swing continually their
whips without hitting the team.
These cedars as well as tree called
guaye are noticeable from the large mum.
bers of orchids and parasites pendant from
their long limbs or fastened to their
trunks. It is said that often one tree viii
have forty kinds of these parasites. Some
Of them are like long ropes dropping from
the lofty branches TO the ground, others
are punched on the body in green masses
with now and then flower upon them.
Indeed naturalist familiar only with the
fora of our Northern zone, must find IN
these intense tropical productions, an un-
ending delight since here nature rejoices
in the most fantastic and exuberant
growths. That our all day ride might not
want its due share of danger, we came
very near being run into by wild
banana train following us. Our train
stopped after passing short curve for
wood and water without sending flag
man back to protect it. Suddenly there
turned q curve a freight train,
which barely stopped as it reached us, but
not until our car had poured its fright
ened passengers into the deep grass and
bitches at the roadside Sprained ankles
a lost watch and much discomfort were
the results of the careless management Of
the trs n our country such negligence
would prove an expensive matter for the
company and cost the conductor his posi-
ton. Here no such results are likely to
follow.
Carrilos is the end of the railroad, and
thence to San Jose is trail barely passa-
bic for the rough carts have described.
But an immense business is done upon it
in bringing out coffee and carrying in
goods The station has near it an i'm
aense building of corrugated iron used as
ID ware and custom house.
The hotel was primitive establishment
kept by Jamaica colored W man. She
was exceedingly kind, and kept a neat lit
tie place under the shadow Of an immense
mountain, whose tall trees seemed tc
threaten her little place in case of fall
A heavy rain fell in the evening, and tht
afr was delightful with the aroma from
the forest, and the monotonous murmul
of running waters echoed in our drows,
ears as we fell asleep. The good woman
told us of her trials, among which was tn
destruction in one night of all her chick
ems and turkeys by tigers, as they call th
great cats of this country, SO that the mex
morning she hadn't a feather left to throw
a grain to. These tigers are very fierce
one was killed two days ago at Las Pal
mas, where we got our breakfast, whicl
the night before had killed fine youn
mare.-Costa Riea Cor. Kansas City jour
nal.