The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-03-08
rslp TO rHr TROPICS
Tho outline ofa Journey Nsdeto jamaica
h1 ". D smith.

tflN'" 10 lUf West Indies. Is 40 lutrfs
woven with incidents oi Interest that
brici narration oi tie chsugtrol climUe
eustont habits. circumstances aud PEG
pie ! hope may prove Of interest TO the
readers of Tar TIVE. and trusting you
will grant me space iu your columns,
submit the following descriptive Maria
7 tive Of my experience in that delightful
country.
/ leaving INV nome 100 ihc midst Of the
great belt oi she Rockies Boz the western .
part Of ,his grand old republic. elevated .
5000 feet sbovs the 'sa level, surroundc 4
b, the 'nou'cIad pesks. with every In .
dicalion Ola coming rigorous winter
tie icy blasts slresdy piercing the ihre'h.
hold Of every hsbita,ion. making ihc ra- T.
diant lines Of the iiresllc the only resort
conducive 90 comfort aud pleasure all
combinsd, are indicative that II IL tine
to hasten TO the land and home Of sum
shin, and flowers. soon found ny seli
travenng the erSggy peak, Of grandeur
and sublimity which decorate the line Of
the Denver Is Rio Grandc Railroad.
Passing beyond the limits II the then
; vhite-capped mountains. w. roll with
great velocity across the plains oi Ne
'ra'kaand ksnsat, aud pursuing our
: journey through thotusmpu ~ Arkrusas,
arrive, At the expiration Of seventy
hours, at the worli.rcuownrd city OF
Memphis, Tenn. Sealing the wooded
hillt Of Kentucky. We ascend the Ale
. ghcny mountains aud commences our de-
cline through Virginia 10 Norfolk, from
whence we embark on the Old nomn NJ
ion Steamship line Tor New York. llav-
I ing made OH necessary arrangements,
, -e make our wsy to lhe pier Of the Atlas
Steamship Company, ON the iludion
river, a, West TWenty.thiri street. and
embark on. one Of her excellent ships,
:, and are soon threading our way down
the hNbor into the hay, with the broad
sxpsuss Of the Atlantic staring ~ iairly
In the face. Like = dream seems IN,
" last farewell, 40 we see over tue spark
20 ling waves the fading RAYS Of Jsnusr,
y seq s'nkje. hshisd lie form 81 The vel
y beloved shores Of the land oi eur birth
e. and the hon, Of the brave.
~ We pass a night ofunsettisd r,,t, only
u, to rise in the morning and east our eys'
ny 70 the refreshing aud heslth.giying sun
beams Of the tropics In tire. days W,
III are travsrsing on the summer Sess, an,
{. leEin to look up our light summer cloth
,lr ng, realizing that before M lie the mort
al DuQuil waters Of the south Atlantis
m md Caribbean sea. Plying Gsh bsgii
he iov 10 rejoice at our approach, sn'
sem TO extend TO ut n hesrty welcome
%. prpoises pArtsks also Of the Joyous al
:. vnt In numerous swarms one sollar,
~ Wale makes his appearance and roc
"a opiles our approach, signaling with hi
- bSWpips the hand OF welcome. Thsi
80 pass through large masses Of gal
-, sevssd and garsEossa and our mind
'. reset back 10 the memorable day whel
In he year 1892 Columbus aud hi
mole crew first bsheld San Salvador
thdand which nov every eye On boar,
wAcAgsrly gazing upon 10 the right Q
ne. We soon pass Bird Rock with il
picifssque lighthouse and enter whA
~ 10 rmsd the Bahama ser. Later in Ia
no da, We pull into harbor At Forum
In islsd. where the boat takes on il
eADoi negro l.borert We soon pas
inc Gaze Island, with its lighthouse an,
,,n eIntive cocoAnut plantation, which /
yie,d from the ship by all with admlra
= tioT Our next sight Of land the follow
rI ingay ia Cape MAvsi, the eastern en-
Of tbA, with lie rugged cliff oyerhun
"itfvsrKrsens, the beauty Of whiul
'"' candy he found In the tropical eli
'e'- maua land must be seen to be Appreei
'r' aztec Behind these rise mountains Il
N~s theHghi Of nearly G 900 feet shortl
was AitsArd, rising above tho heiron 4
the can he seen the beautiful noun
70 tAiia llayti, covered with heavy tim
ON berg eosoAnut groves, and just as IN
ur- eVenE suH is sinking from view owe
eie therlern horizon, the iharp peak o
sea the 'naics mountains are seen, onlr
hat TO Wish in the darkness Of night. Al
'rk- on nd having fully regainsd their ap
pets which had been greatly impaired
The thrgh the rolling and tossing Of tn,
ted sSsiesusinE the inner man to reysl
the a8si the sound evan Of the Dime
eE- bsllholvsd 70 indulge the hoIpitalit.
ssi- Of tlehisi steward to lie fullest e.
ex. tenthd all repaired TO the dining m
me loouid paftoOk Of tie delicace5 10 ia,
sAIietion Of themselves and surpris
cen Of Il 'cook, Who lOund Il almost i'm
ria posst 10 meet the demands. The 70.
and low morning at 1880 we launche,
not iorIfpon the island Of Jamaica int
.ery the OF Kingston, the capital Of th
,tr. islst
was ! giyer rsyisw Of JalaSica and m,
rstuanother time. VIZ. smrh
rom Tleserot Wooden mills have beef