The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-07-18

ming over the sandy neck connects with ;
road leading to the summit. A group Of
white painted cottages, each under it
own vine and fig tree in the midst of a
tlowery garden, looks very beautiful to
the passing traveller; but as usual in these
ATTITUDES "'Tis distance lends enchant-
meht to the yiew.N There is an Episco
pal church on the cay, also a Wesleyan
Methodist Mission house, revenue office
police office, and big pineapple preserv-
ing factory. A pineapple field, wher
the fruit is ripe, looks as if it were or
fire, the scarlet of the spiked leaves, witt
the orange yellow of the fruit, forming
the color of flame. The pines begin to
ripen in April and grow to greatest per
lection in peculiar red soil that is al
ways thin and is found in but few dist
riots. All the plantations are on undulat-
ing ground, the highest in the Bahamas.
and are skirted by mahogany, log-wood
and cocoanut groves, overgrown with the
brown love-vine ana Astounding in wild
peas, Scarf ct -tlowered hops ana thous-
and other strange blossoms, while the
thrush, in his russell Jacket, makes every
fhleket lesound with melody. Tilere are
two principal varieties Of the pineapple,
the scarlet and the 'sli@ar-loaf, = the
latter being considered BEST: and ii is
needless 10 add thar the very poorest kind
VI EleNthera picked dead-l and eaten
~ tic spAt, is infinitely superior 70 any
spid III northern markets.
Among several Interesting excursions,
which may NJ made tion this ppint II that
70 Gregory GoSe. Where a cavern filled
witll brown staIactires extends a tlou-
saad feet under ground. AZ Rock Sound,
Get down On the old charts As Wreck
sound, when the inhabitants were openly
engaged in wrtckingl, are some OF lie
most extensive pineapple plantation, in
the Bahamas. About mile inland is 4
remarkable sheet Nj water called '.Ocean
Hole, which rises and falls with the tide
The pond is only few yards across, but
in places absolutely bottomless, like the
adjacent sea, which short distance from
tile shore is 1000 fathoms deep Close
by this settlement are more interesting
caverns, from the archetl root Of which
hang 4litterin9 stalactities. Artificial
lights bring ont each strange figure in full
and one contemplates with
awe the shapes which nature has been
forming in the darkness through slow
centuries. But You need not 90 out of
New Providence Island to visit typical
Bahama cavern. Only little way from
Nassal, at the western end Of the Blue
Hills. are 'Pitty's Caves the objective
point OF many excursions. Follow 4 de-
yions path NJ the rocks and presently
Sou come to a black opening, yawning
above unknown depths. The interior is
very dark. and unless You have 4 guide 1t
is wise 70 stay in the sunlight and imagine
what may De beyond Listen ntently,
and you viii hear 4 instline of wings. or
maybe Tie svllnd VI rushing Water, W,
bNih-tol The On M chambers ara full Of
ba5s and the inner iecesses Head down to
1iie .ea. IAjs cave has never been
tAp4ou5lllv eXIieIed by modern BaIami-
AM. bHt 4 is known to haze been one III
tne last places oi sel44e for The wretchctl
l.Heayan lnaiAns, ti4e Original pnssassols
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