The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-16
IMPRESSIONS or NASSAU.


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IAN Island Of Unending summer Not Far
Away--The Lazy Inhabitants.
Nassau is ore Of the smallest of the
Bahama islands, covering length Of
twenty miles by an average Of five miles
in width The city is built, facing the
north, upon the slope of a ridge, running
west to east, and nearly 100 feet at its
highest. The soil is thin the island con-
slsting Of an old coral reef, elevated grad
ually from the ocean, and during that
period subjected to the action Of the
waves, leaving it honeycombed and
pocketed This rock is compact, Of sand |
made from disintegrated corals, yellow
ish creamy in color and soft in texture,
80 that it is quarriel by saving and CHS
cling, becoming considerably harder by
exposure. The surface Of the rock is
covered with loose pieces, exceedingly
irregular in form. Over this is very
little soil
The streets are graded through this
\ natural rock, with natural cutters and
walks. The streets at right angles to the
water front cross the ridge generally
through deep cuts in the natural rock in
order to lessen the grade The dwellings
OF the petter SORT are square OF opiong
square seiuolii iiioie ei'a'i .wo s'oiiee
midcal roofs. These houses are always
surrounded on at least two sides with
broad verahdas, CLOSED IN win sia.s -
Keep out tne iigh.' FOE eiiis reason the
houses appear larger tnah Ihey are.
Doriner WINDOWS ABOUND Inc mouse
colors are sto'ie' iisht yeliow' cream une
/ binds are brown or green, hlgh stone
Maiis MNl uroheii s,ao' pv'u'ee oon'e'Vos a
, INTO the ridges lnciose the houses anu
!, gardens; ornalnenled opeh~ork ga1e-
! ways allord glimpse wiu,'in,
i me cocoahut, the royal the paiineU'o
and the silver leai palmS ABOUND me
] giant Cuha, or SILK colloh tfee, oieanoe,s
a OF large Size enormous anl'iryAios' Win
the many species OF the Gurus family
i hang up tielr yeliow iini. agaihst unt a
Il sun Inc russell JaIou,iia JuSt coinnig iii.e
A. +. !, ei
n ground Oh darh green WaAy ieaNee' in'
n vegetation seems fatiief sno-troplcai t"ai
70 thorougniy tropcal. i,is restli's no
10 from want Oh neat may De- pue heeu o
g. soil,
" Inc Guy o. Nassau y extremely . plce
IF uresque win tlle quaiht narrow s'reeSS I
ID white' oeep guIeefs cu. irolh iiS'iis IooA IooA
re- large dwellings, wl'll the iowe, or ..s sure
4 opo.s, ioi "",e"p ,1 ~ n, ~ =, ~
10 stalrways ana oaicoiliess Every puiluii
mas some spec'a, iiiu,Nii.uaii's aoout
v. which adas nlucn " t''e sum .o.ii u Vli
u. charm one nnas IN queVy roaming rouii
ri. tine streets :.
90 here IL 10 htetaiy Always ai'eiioVl
nd NO one works' ASK u question anu
10 VIII ne answered ehs gay alIer 'o-lnoI ,9
,e- row. Inc iew siiol's opei, aoou' oreai
ne fast ume, anu are Vhei, sliut up u'ii'l
rs that meal, ana oreihias, 'iiue is ~
N. early Went nl'o Wl'oiesa'e s'ore
IT noon Tune Inc one Gierk was Ia y.
;he asleep IN ms chllr' anu ielt nun , l ullui
ed turpea' Inc plaeks' see',i'hsiy .VWen'
ree TO one Oh tle wiiles' sil louhglig' "a
* bhng' chatlhg' TALKING ioua anu laug'
Ien ing, nut nave nov seen one a. worA
its me hhgisn majesty ot M law y Wy
ef. oughly respected mere, me prlneil
,ed crimes--proian'Vy' Jaw,l's anu slai,oeI ~
ne, are among tne co'oteu races anu w Va
to enloy uelehulhs ehell'SeiSes e.,,.S ~ ~ y
len shops close ~ . ?. M 'oa.niuay y y
civ halt holiday ana sunday d ruri'a'ii'
be- one. :, -
,bit Back OF Nassau propeI' over ',.l vl'e ~ !,
ing ana down Oh 10 iower W.T. ieNels n swarm -
nv coloreu people lne,l men, .s s'aau az salu ie'
hen pieces are w','leo M M Mi'l' ,'le ioose W p'e'
was q cofai rock' lheir c''pilis aie s'lis m
ged with one OF may pe lwo s loolus, So oi ~ y
ana Or coral paimeu'o thalcIeu Ias p ny y y
nes, oehs are pafe' huies poniueu ~ @ Svam -,
one where WIN d crowpar M we p'iialla, M, a..
,ry- cocoahut OF nialhe y planeeu' a4 they
the unkempt, uillhrlity' uiity' puV eve