New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-12

impeuctrable to the height Of lSc ses
There is no grace softness but v'e0 cyery stsp
variety Of the plants growing the hills around The
ness Of the plants the iustrons green leaves that arc
enduring that pushing STRUGGLING for RISinsnSs
foliage Sut Everlasting eenness vitality and
above all these mounds OF underwoo1 - " tstn'ss
treSs inoopps6y green The African mshosny the
nnyeldng ironwood, the butternut tree ana MANY
other woods too numerous to mention are All seen
uniting in forming growth OF foliage WINCH osrAens
the Light below.
ToIIING on THE MARCH.
As we march slowly and silently through the woods
the forest changes it's aspect, which Is que 10 the
effect Of the pastronagos in destroying the growth ana
to the swampy ground or scant sou, one uAy ~,
march Is slow and laborions through broad masses OF
viny bush and briars and the next day 1t may be
through a more open section and marsh, or through
broad cariamous evergreen strcwn with deaa e@ves,
trunks and dead branches hidden s ower the q, pms
val woods and the deep shadows are uh6roken exceps
flashes Of bright light as some Sranca te e fe ~
the perishabie goods which need to be stacked and
covered with waterproofs, A.. ,,,,,... w..
loaded men came up ONE by one dep0s
ranged the sailclots are thrown over the contents.
and the camp resounds with cries OF mates calling iof
peepg saplings to obtain bark for binding some dig
aSss in ss &c o make
penetrable to the rain. IN couple OF hours town
will Ss sse Dots sed np blue Clouds Of ste
and the whole camp ives yssoInang with sna fon
wander away in the neighborhoOd. It wss in such
w Wood that have BEEN Sensible Of the utter
poverty Of words to describe what felt as surveyed
feIcftous broodinss in which man seeks the summer
abor but where the senses yield to the charm OK
xed and T passive stiffness the gray trees
eloquent Of antiquity of brotherhood involved in silent
i maIveiIed at the age Of the giants Since the
period when the nuts dropped from the trees ana tooK
generations, dynasty after dynasty, empire after en-
pre national period after another and the trees
er ia and soa fr tns e and and
steadily nvincibly upward Indifferent whether 1e
tops Were hx th by raenS tornado OF the
tropics That old patriarch yonder win massive ano
s the sas ese Of RnSS That SS a
YOU was shrub in the days OF Herod the oreat
EVEN ans pam na sg among vef the forest kings probably
sproued first when Columbus slarted HIS co'se "'o'
the Atlantic.
INTENSE IN EVERYTHING.
They are brfmming over with vitality. we Ieei
their vegetable life is Incompatible with our own
They stand and have stood while the centuries roeu
BY mute and rigid in the cleaning they are 'here W
iay in enormous muttudes. The sun smnes on tnc'r
tops with utmost fervor The misthoods AROUND 'nc,
with grayish clouds. They will brave the elements
in the future with the same peaceful proud endurance
as they have done the past The forest there iah
fully represents human life in pantomime- struggle
for spaoe-selsh indifference to others may be ouno
there rs with u.s. When the topmOst bough Is shattered
by lightning another fed by the air and light springs
M triunphantiy to usnIp It's place GU can seo VIII
What geed Others hasten TO occupy the opening MADE
by the uniform heighth and equal grown. ....os .s
buma iSaHa TSe Countless parasites the
STEMS and strange their growth. The ants eat into
Ss .sSssn snH SsBns Ss %
will among them large mors on rne White
S Ss DEATH The sp ground aust
Of others which gone. IT Is carpeeed Win Ihsf
dead leaves and ewn win IN y6 e neSSeorood
tree falls. There is a sound as OF an eApnscn anu
o shock that shakes the cam, and branch comes comes
or leaf falls every second q time. But with this
death there is NE, for seeds also f and a; Often
tree dies another has sproufed, o" Win inc i Vi
a leaf another has sprouted
NOTHING THE RAINFALL. .
During year Of waDderings VIC noted 800 hours
of rain, which would be about one hour OF ram ior
every ffteen of dry weather during twelve months.
How much sunshine there was we would not say. IL
seemed to us there only one hour OF sun bright
ness to every hour Of night or fog or gloom. We
couId only tell from the heat in the forests that the
sun was out. We could only feel Its dry fervor IN
the cearngs but the effect Of this f1 mo L
to branch are clothed with verdue and wound around
parasites and climber srse enc Sheh
run from fourteen to sixteen inches IN diameier c
Of the greatest s diameter reahe fv tUS
hs%s suspended thirty Of forty, feet aS %;s
sHsrv si on They assen% t. the Sanse of other
t trees until they are lost in the depth above There
work. web like formations. There is not ssplng
or tree from the infant OF one year TO ,, e hoS
Vegetable and animal parasites. Thin vines and ser,
peStiike creepers all swing solemnly hlther ana
countless millions Of leaves resting on the great IDs
Of the trees, embracing the rigid branches cfeaS anu
grinding.
TROPICAL STORM.
You can hardly realize the scene Of desolation that
found In the sepulchral gloom Of the forests put
when the storm king resides in the air above and every
tree seem starting from its sepulchral stiffness III
mad dance. and there is mad massing and WEARING
and rushing through the foliage shades and the "OoaS
YOU cannot help sympathiziDg with the scene. IL Is
awful and horrible 20 hear al these sonnds In t te
n SsSas ma lightning ssa % 's
q 1 nnfsr the gh s;u When Sns e IN
can understand what effect such experiences o.
OF our people who knew not where this endless marcn
was leading the days grew into weeks and the weeks
into long months and not soul could enlighen them
as to the possible limits Of this demon world Al
this added 10 continuous pain from hunger misery ana
sickness and the dull pangs Of sorrow as they tossed
their dead companions into the dark river In the
of all hope in future Gaunt famine sinote them
dead by The their limbs were ravagen by radio
ulcers. the stagnant atmosphere poisoning them VIII
ifs breath ants and ticks creeping over ther booies
fierce savsses jumping upon them when fee1y crawine
mics lying behind trees shooting their barbed aTI3ws
into their bodies: and canDibals ATTACKING
them as they gathered over their evening IRE
Death cut our people oil with revoiunt
t,o.chery and sudden lightning stroke.
Finally after 100 days of marching we emerged from
the FORESTS and our eyes danced with rapture as We
6eheld the bright glancng green OF fresh Young fas
Snarknc like emeIalds; and looked on fowery nelds
and pastured slopes, dipping into wales ana rising inrS
thnwghts were full Of gratitude and praise. Our men
lien Turned once TO look that dark forest with
its memories of depressing days Of bitterness its drea
of terror and It's soaking atmosphere and called 1t hell
while they smiled at the bushing glory Of the gras:
land and called IL heaven Indeed greater contras
| could be imagined. . A., -
Let us now fancy that we are surveying the fores
region as a whole, far VIC know 1t. Its length
| is about 62O miles from north to SOUTH while II.
averaH width from west to east Is about $40 miles
nit. Dnyoru comnart OF 100000 miles