The sun., 1894-10-21

This table refers to the ocean as 1t Is seen
looking away to the north and northeast from
east. on top of the lofty promontory '''of Of
san Juan a,.'ns one MAY MAY look down Sn on sea sea
tide tide and that becomes 'es angry s with only or IN"
stiff breeze opposed to the current. The yeloc-
ity OF the water In the tidal currents at each end
Of Staten Island Is ordinarily from five to six
miles an hour, while the stream Is like the cur
rent OF a river running between walls Of water.
esting. though a journey Of great hardship.
The coast line is but a series of fords and bays.
on the s
e meet 4, the waters being separated by neck
old tramway by which the Yankee seal.
whaleboats from one water TO the other. II is
certain that this neck OF sand did not always
Tsf e" ths soR
shosl for ship TO enter afforded good harbors
in the days when the discoyerers of the region
were beating to and fro. However, these two
bays are still fair harbors and the sealing crews
used them every year. One finds old kettles and
and the sea lion. as as weil as OF the whales that
were once numerous. There Is also an old
unfortunate as to be wrecked there. A couple
Of gold hunters who worked the sand on New
Years Island with success in 1898 used the old
about the island now and then In these days
So too may few seals and sea lions, but there
u u,
the hunt was abandoned there some years ago,
and the game Is slowly increasing.
possible. save S for ~" short stretches. T The sea
breaks against the almost vertical cliffs for the
greater part OF the way. The way over the
Singular as 1t may seem TO one who sees the
rounded contour Of these mountains-a contour
the chief obstacle 10 a tramp overland is the
long succession OF bogs and swamps; There are
bOgs that are impossible 10 a man without snow
SHOES dRQFaaa
with the horizon, II one may believe the crew of
the st. John station. The bogs are masses OF
under the foot as slushy snow would do.
breadths OF forests, and very Interesting as
well as impossible forests they are. At the
high, with slender trunks and fat, thick, Inter.
laced tops. There are three varieties OF Antarc-
tic beech and three Of magnolia 10 be found.
tain the trees are found 10 be smaller but stand
ing closer together and having the tops more
three or four feet high, one can almost walk on
the nattened tops ot the trees1one could so
Since the fur and oil industry was destroyed
staten Island has produced nothing for export
but the New Yorker there said that one of the
the shrub was 50 abundant that profitable In
dustTy might easily be established with it. The
gathering OF the shrub There are places where
highway could be laid out, but it would be so
snort that the 6hruD WOulu De exhausted along
its route very quickly. and thereafter the gath
eri9g OF material for the yats would have to BE-
That some part Of the island could be devoted
10 sheep raising there Is little doubt The Falk-
lands. where N. Bougainyille vainly endeayored
To plant a French colony, now support about
$500 people, who are all well TO do through
raising sheep. The centre Of Staten Island has
the best climate. and, according TO those who
have climbed about the region. a ranch properly
located would make Its owner rich. An adyan-
tage which staten Island has over the Falk lands
Is In the supply OF wood. but this. on the other
hand. would compel the building Of fences 70 Keep
much good land for sheep in TERRA del FuegO
yet unOccupied that one Is likely 70 try 10 de-
VelOp such resources as Staten Island may have
for many years 10 come. unless. Indeed, some one
BE- found bold enough to brave the certain dan
Years Island JOak r. SFEAhs.