Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-17
CAPITAL CITY OF BRAZIL.
mo JANElRo's suGAR-LoAF PEAKS
AND SPACIOUS HAR6oR.
CA Picture of Beauty and ouaintness-
Scenes In the streets of the City-Queer
Carts-The botanical Garden-A Touch
of All Nationalities,

The first and last impression of this city
of palms, mounds and lovely bay IS that
sof beauty and quaintness. The sugar-loaf
peaks, and the blue of surrounding hills,
tho forts guarding tho narrow entrance,
tho spacious and lovely bay, and the
strange way the city pours itself around
several round hills that rise up close to
tho .coast-like promontories-an these
things fix the first view and arc present
rs one steams away.
Approaching the island that stands out
ermost as one comes from the south, the
electric light house with its white walls
shines out over the sea. The whole coast
Is studded with azure peak and the en-.
trance into the slit-like opening,
guarded by two rock shoulders OF the
mountain chains, leads TO an open recess
from the sen very wide and deep. ihc
entrance is contracted and can not hc over
mile wide, and every inch OF it "a com
nanded by the guns that frown on the
parapets and embrasures Of the fortified
mounds.
THE uARBOR AND THE CITY,
Tho harbor Is circular and about ten
miles In diameter. one Of the largest and
best in the world, said TO be cqunled by
tho one at Sydney, in Australia. Yet
there arc no wharves at which largo ships
can receive ana discharge cargoes. The
lighter and steam tug are hero a. at
almost every other port in South Amer
ica, the fayorito way to carry freight to
and from the vessel Small steamers and
sailing craft can run up to the solidly
built stone wharyes.
There are seven mounds rising up near
the shore OF the bay, with narrow fringes
between their base and he water, whereon
are warehouses and CTher stores Ut com
mission merchants '.he streets and tall
buildings lie along the intervals OF these
mounds and all abou them
One finds himself alternately in n
throned city and almost in the country az
he followsono OF th3 lines OF atrect cars.
There are houses and stores sided with
glazed tiles generally blue, reminding
one OF Lisbon where the same style pre-
walls quite extensively. The streets are
finely paved with square stone, the build
ings fronting upon them arc built with
out fear of earthquake, often three and
four stories in height. Then, too the lit.
tie courts and spaces about the houses are
lovely with green trees and flowers.
There are no wagons in use, but the
drayage H. done with huge carts drawn by
q single OK, bull or mule. The wheels of
these carts are something tremendous
felloes over four inches deep and nearly as
thick and spokes IN proportion. They
are very noisy and sleep is badly disturbed
in room fronting on the street. for they
go laundering and jolting all night long
One will also see men driving cows with
muzzled calves following them from place
10 place, distributing milk. though there
are peddlers of the tactical fluid, mounted
On horses aud mules, flying along every
morning.
A TOUCH OF ALL NATIoSALITIEs.
Many Of the streets are so narrow no
carriages are permitted to enter them
after o'clock in the morning. The shops
mostly patronized lie along these secluded
passages. Generally the stores are bright
and attractive, patterns OF Paris shops,
and many Of them are kept by French
people. The city Is most cosmopolitan.
A touch Of all nationalties is found here.
Portuguese is the dialect of the masses,
but several languages are spoken in every
shop.
The botanical garden Is perhaps the
most interesting spot about Rio. IL lies
some five or more miles out and is reached
Uy n lTbmNdN. IltIt ART lllt DUtSl FbN bl
palm trees in the world. They cross each
other az right angles-the rows are in
pairs. with bases Of circular green sward.
The vista down the rows Is very imposing.
The trees are at least 100 feet high, and
perhaps much more, with diameter of two
or more feet The green tops. the grace
full body tapering Ia the lofty SUBMITS,
the wonderful symmetry are all quite
perfect.
The garden has other beauties, lilies,
punches of bamboo very tall and vigorous.
n cascade Of water let down in sheets over
eight walls. queer tree whose roots start
out above ground from one 10 ten feet
high and strike down to the earth in close
proximity 10 each other, hedges Of a
strange plant, flowers, walks and foun-
tains The garden is a favorite resort.
The languor Of the tropics rests on the
people. There is no hurry; every one has
time 10 spare The stores are full Of
quiet. Whether this inertia il peculiar to
the Latin race in sultry ATTITUDES il may
DE hard TO tell Some Of the English and
American residents Of these regions,
though long domiciled here, are yet full of
energy, while others have taken on the
habits of the people among whom they
iive.-Rio Janeiro Cor. Kansas City Jour
nal.