The sun., 1894-10-21
THE srorAL GUN AT THE LIoHr HOUSE.

THE srorAL GUN AT THE LIGHT HOUSE.
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ehant here anu 'aoIe .,, o"
sled Watchmen aoou' 'ho s"ippins. eeu's
skippers OF tne snips wnero 'no Weochmeh ~m On at arc
employed. All OF "honh h1vo ~ oeon oe,vico IN ,no
sealing ships OF tweh,y,nVs years sno more Aeo-
Areference 10 staten isihnu swakens memories
Oh an entirey ainereht mature. ins'eao oi ,ne
smooth waters oi Ne" iorN nAI"or .hoy tn'nk
OF ooisterous sea; ms,ead Oh ,eey avenues
poruered oy charming MONIES tney sec oniy
ioamins SURF win oArk anu tnresoehins cnns'
instead Oh the pieaSures vi oenhis oourt UT inc
hlai'ous oahce they ronenoer ohiy inc whihh
OF hurricane IN snips negihg' ana WORK on
oeck "hen oroncheo oy ICY sice' aho ram. Inc
one KNOWS oniy the Sus'en ls,ano ina. oounus
the south side OF New fork oay' the otner
Knows As wen, perhaps Is mucn more IA
miiiar with' tnat otner american StAten islano
lying more thah '.ooo miies ""ay IN 'he Cspe
morn reRion'
NO more ioVeiy indian summer day was ever
seen tnah the nrst day OF the Antarcuo WINTER
June OF tho present year, ss enJoyeu oy the
passengers ana crew OF the Argentine navA
transport ushuaia' as she steamed out OF the
east end OF Beagie channel ana headed Tor the
strat OF lie MARE pound 10 81. John haroor IN
the east end OF the Antarctic staten Island.
Ihe air was SOFT and warm the water dimpied'
tne leaves on the waving trees ashore hasneo IN
the sunhsnt' the distant snow-cappeo noun
eAhs roso 'hroush dreamy na]e' Anu 30 tho
conuiuohs remained untn 'he sun went down
anu 'he slender arc Oh the new moon appeared
shons 'ho luminous niS'' Vi Inc western SKY:
'ho pAsouhsers 'no pVepco. ., oensntiui
nsn. -. .iss Iou'" oo "'Aou' ou' 'H0 oiu
sS ehooA their noaas'
.ou !u'' "ou i"'' al ',ii h'iah'kht, saio
o.o " "Aon ps.oo"sor spoAo enthusiastically
% 'ho ~oa.her io-nisn. Is 'ne cnahse Oh tne
"oo"' Gu anu no hVuueu his heAd .owa,u the
west eure enough oy miahisht northwest
kAio NJ !" t"s' the iiie out OF snip was roar
ing over 'ne waoer' ana the little oshuaia was
P'ehins anu 'ossins along hko Newport cat
ooe' IN oroSS sea- ohe was theh IN the strait
% Lo haire' anu "orso current ior contrary
"iha can prooaoiy DO round nowhere In the
world IL Is rush OF broken water hurrying
aions N from o 10 o,s KNOTS an nour' whiie tho
uoo TIPS FORMED oS the eoaies OF the capes on
ooth sides OF the STRAIT are something 10 makes
seaman gasp. Luckily Tor us we had q seaboat
scarce sea on DECK we Aoored throueh the
worst OF II, ana al dAyheht next morning the
out,ihes OF the russea inhospitaoie stAten
iAnd was visible amidst the clouds on the star
ooaru DOW
lhereafter we cruised along heaning 10 the
cast, ior several hours "ithih avery 10" miles
OF the coast anu tho passengers Rathereu ON
ueck to gaze on such landscapes As only those
VINO travei out OF the usuai way may ENJOY
Ana certainty IL was view worth al the as
comIof'S OF a long ana stormy voyage 70 any
oiu1eh Oh tho oniteo stAteS iamiiiar win ms
own country ror ne had before ms eyes NJ last
sno ehu OF the mountain system ne had seen In
tsN tuNho shu "yomine' Coiorauo anu NO" MEXICO.
Sape morn island Is IN sense the south end OF
,he the oack bone eoitnehemisphere OF
Denus 10 Inc east at mount sarmiehto on Iierra
uei ueso' ana running along the shore OF thAt
sres' siahn Is broken oy the strait OF Le MAire'
- u was broken oy the strait OF Magellan. only
70 appea. again beyond the narrow water In the
% Shns anu riuses anu guiehes OF staten island
!. ~ 70 not uh'ii one mas been on or around Cape
OF 'ohh On .no cast eha OF thls island that ne
can ~couiHtoy say he mas rounded the southern
snu Oh tue Aherioah contihehI
It's true thAt al hrst glance one would scarce
~ recognize any relationship between the Rocky
mouhtAih system anu the ridges OF staten ISL
eno' Out one does not need 10 Do geologist TO
IecosniIe certain similarity on closer inspec-
uon. ana nowhere VIII the similarity be rec
osniLed more quickly than when passing New
years Islands Just on the north coast OF
StAteh' Here on these Islands, small As they |
are the traveller sees tiny picture OF the plains