The sun., 1892-07-17
Trinidad'- I.axc OF Roi;inr Pitch, Which Il
Used In Maxim: -isphal'.
T,pm IL. UtLshingfou Past.

The asphalt barks from tn. West Indies are
about tho only vessels outside tho Goa; sting
srhooners that over favor Washington with 9
visit. Two OF them are now lying or tn" :" harf
ut he foot " New hampshire avenue. and are
we'll worth visit.
Down in the hold the cargo looks like tho
odge u dead lava licl black and scanned.
and apparently as ttar'! as rock: but theiiard-
ne1s is deceptive br"ak t up . bushs 2f The the
the fragments on top nl the big asrl l,aIt field
which Nils the whole Of the lower deck and by
c snnken .o siowi, back b"ck into into tho parent n,nss.
This siow-runntng. quality makes the cargo
in tho island trade. for when tn. ship has been
listed over to port or st;trboard for II couCl, Of
days. willie running before strong wind. the
b. broken up and trimmed back 70 its proper
position to keep tho sIiE" even kcol:
oil no asphalt Of tho world is now drawn. /, i
British possession III the Wost Indies. 1t was
one Of tns Little srots OF terra m M ilrmn T. AGAINST
Of that merincrs' phantasm the northwest
b. Caribs. ~ wild and wnrllkc hut withal intel
igent race not unlike the North American
IN, in Of .nsie nnWSsEs Which, trr
has been mastered by lew 4 any white men.
For many ynars the island remained = NJ.
hwlndi ling population. mostly natives and i'm
ported n'Er2es, In 1901 il PASSED into the
mminr'! an English colony since.
Tners 40 Lut two towns II Importance on
thG % Island. r1rt @ Of spain and San Fernandoi
productions OF tho island tyond its own
necessities bHing asphalt and cocoanuts. The
the towns is mixed. English is the court IAN
GusSS na .ns majority tb OF tn re"ps are
who talk pntois oi mingled French, SPANISH.
| and EnGlirn that is de,rriocd M tho most
| back -handedest lingo" any h"nthen ever in
vented. The negroes ARE, like those II tho
Uni ted States c:inninG to feel their free lom.
dent whites designate lheH rs sassy and AS
q class un carab:e when th"y have risen a oyo
the stage "f plrking asphalt. lhs IS true Of
ali but tho frcnch negroes from Martinique
and the adlnccnt trico"r provinces. who Ny
nrr OF their former owA.rs. and are all ot them
lit INSTRUCTORS Tor an ordinary dancing master.
Among them imnnl trness is unknown;,
| found among tho island people. but they arc
raliiiy disnppe4rlng. an, IN their plnro i npw
wnich was originally instituted to furnish
cheap LABOR for The l'antnt tons, was in former
African slave trade. Thousands Gt the mi,
eraGis asIaties wST% SarrG,H ip ~" GmsiI"ss
who brougnt them over. and. although i'm
ported under the guiss.of labor. contract,
| turn home. Stringent laws governing the
trniiic are now now enacted. however, md. What !,
| HHoie mo purpose, Nrt wei enIOIceu anu
many Of the coolies Dy the time they hnv,
served their eight ,enrs' contract nut are well
to-do citizens. he. ng paid for their work by tht
piece and saving nearly all thcy care.
The great rit,n inke. winch 10 the chief won
dor ani attraction " the island, il st uated IL
n low. sandy stretch OF tao southwest coast
near CARO- ooEbaray rho surrounding conn
tho high hill ana rich woodlands Of tho coas
iurther Lnek. The lake Is owned by the Erit
sn d2yernmont and leased ny it. 10 the Bar
immense capital. which controls the trade fo
forty ~ yearo wst 70 rnp pTThSe pTThSae aSnss na
ail negtocs; even tho c.2 les Shrinkiins from
ts.f ~ ahmt INV low r, in Vi
edges. and soitenin: 1 ward the middlc
Tn, surnco is conurnallg changing. nDpar
| emily IRON some sul.tcrfNncan Hc,iun. an,
iittir case Of dry inud md oven trees hn'
shrubs. w.ll disari enr In n ; inglr ri;Ght. !:n'
! frr"n islands OF suIl ~" realt'i IN othir places
III" Ian" l. IN AL p."ba lliiy IN, triy an IN
usanl'y large dep III oi ri Emen or s"it con
decayins vegetable matter in contact viii