The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-02-11
CORINTO.
,oua.s Principal Port on the Pacific.

side is only thirty-tour miles from
VET the Journey by rail between the
iufs occupies about four hours. The
narrow gauge, with equipment
rae United States = locomotives
j" BALDWIN factory, Philadelphia, and
D' Sam Troy. \. Y. The latter are of
l,.ses. the first class cars having
.,.p zane seats, and those of the
lass parallel wooden benches. AS
.,,.f entral American roads, a ticket
...s, the holder to transportation for
-..t uy. all luggage being charged
.... si l rate per pound which makes
..,s ordinary size a most expensive
.. Tie sole exception to this rule
1raAda is the short line between
,r5.u. The present capital, and Ora
.. winch allows % pounds of baggage
rU each tirst-class ticket. Though
Vii. 'aas along SO slowly through this
mamma that one could walk the
.. r less time, one feels no inclina-
listen it. 50 interesting is the
... very hand. We had few
n the eaue-Seated cars, but
-tes of the wooden benches
-... ud merry, and mostly women,
.r .Gs and fathers making the
1ler mule transit OF ''shanks'
Ile railway is still an aston
.-. ttese people and the delight
The novel adventure of ride
is pleasant to behold-the
uarIy in Il high state of
4ughing and chattering like
pny children. In this part of
.. ,Ie general character of the
a,el. covered with scrub for
.y settled and sparsely cult
tew patches of bananas,
a. Y. and sugar cane are fenced
81. hedges of wild pineapples,
led organ cactus, whose
40 ur spires, set close together,
w, .s uleh like pipes of that instru
Y. '11 of the land is carpeted with
.aI.r ss and many cattle browse
...u Fac lack of birds in the trees
We, but there are myriads Of
a butterflies, sometimes literally
a Air. like a cloud. At all the
..-.l --sl.ous, backed by matched vii
.-.- groups of beautiful women
d selling joints of sugar-cane,
..- sweet drink made of choco-
III. 81. n neal All wore embroider-
a5mises and gay colored petit
luxuriant, jet black hair
set.. nith cocoanut oil till it shone
d. u braided and piled at the back
4l and knot of bright flowers
.. .. nlttishly over one ear. Finally
81, t0H utoa region of swamps and la
.lo.. 0sJtb the railway crosses on tres
r.. z.m4 distance along the edge of
.r .. ,'efa the Pacific rolls upon the
. measured swells and breaks up
u showers of foam. Corin-
.l Of a place, considering its
... the chief port OF this Re
is situated on a low island,
Uuate1 from the mainland, and
tl is deep enough to anchor
.... within stone : throw Of shore.
lou9ht TO land in great lighters,
ct 10y light or ten men, with
Tie lighters are run upon
smooth beach, and the freight
....+ -o Sine shoulders of half naked
r1t of with it to the ware
feet back from the water S
.-4I.w blocks of two story houses,
.u blue and facing the harbor,
ry street between each block.
ueIhaps 800 inhabitants, i'll
a foreign population of five
S0euts augmented on steamer
n rnsient visitors and stewards
IN the harbor In the centre
y s.el facing the ocean is a big, blue
a ai- rooted building, with veran-
ts YlUdtug both stories. Its first
onT Ices tuty as a Custom House; it's
eA barracks. On each side of it
@e Lungs Just like it, only of smaller
e by merchants, consuls and con-
aHE AGENTS. little way back is the
al" station, whence two trains every
vi away to the interior. The soil
d ".li rs sandy, and cocoanut trees
'ogra Near the light house, which
,sH.~ op another tiny island close by
Qnn.n IS an ordinary wooden structure
nil rer small excavation, on the edge
fag ky cliff The excavation contains
'' fashioned gun, mounted on a
Ho'A guu-carriage, and from window
7 Tie house peeps the barrel of a small
"ouon. If this martial array is intended
My for the firing of peaceful salutes, it
certainly remarkably placed; but if
Meant for defence in time of need-no-
oa} int Mark Twain or a Josh Billings
"l'd dp it justice. At certain seasons of
N' year Corinto is a very busy and much
f""i' place, as for instance when the
9l'f' elop is brought down to be market
9 is bright and sunny little berg,
'I rs green palms and sky blue houses,
' "'tei- OF its harbor dancing and flash
VI NJ IlN and radlating by NIGHT with