The Republican journal., 1897-03-04
lourneying in Salvador,
s,agf>l of the Central American Republics.
ls tlbertad to the "City of Our Savior"

,-.lN tpoR, SALIVA DOR, Jan. 18th.
.a night we passed in the Pacific
.I. rbertad, will long be remem-
-etp being out of the question
s. Ing haunted hostelry, with the
..,.. looming of the nearby surf shak-
-.,. .gry foundations of this small Re-
lr most of the hours were passed in
H.. s9eu an Before us to the horizon
-,..ea the western ocean, each white
,.o-t hIlow glistening under skies
bn-hter than those of home; behind
+b. CONTAINS, rising tier above tier,
.- lc.. and there volcanic peak dark
lMta wed against the blue. There was
.r Nu blazing consultations cast
..... t-.t over all-the Southern Cross,
..es m nting to the zenith at mid
Great Bear, like that other
w.. east, appearing to hang di-
-......r The City of Our Savior, and
heir altered positions. At =
w was brought that the mules
.1 our journey to the capital
.... chocolate was hastily served,
hour We were on the way.
r jty OF San Salvador lies only
... .W La Libertad, las the crow
4b0ut - miles by the wagon
-. olney is an event of magn
... udolent Salvadorans. The
with it's five frisky mules-har-
abreast and one ahead for a
... .tbe- the trip in eight hours-if
..I. rip over somewhere along the
..- -undry partings of the rope
lueSS occasion delay. DO you
-tart at such an unearthly hour
.. a journey? As elsewhere in
, .-.ouS, where the mid day siesta
n rUost travelling is done at night,
..-.... he heat and glare of the sun;
n to avoid the heavy showers
.4 ... almost sure to fall in the early
.n Transient visitors to Salvador
.,a. nt-ronize the springless, vermin-
...-.. -ta1e-but the natives know bet
...-l trust their bones to it's tender
.rfs Ike them, we preferred the
ourselves, but consigned our
i--a-e he diligencia-all but the pre-
uu- H-ra the loss of which would be
1t was carefully packed on
.... ar0, in charge of man who
nv side. The rest of our i'm
.- ua1 gives us little concern, for we
h. I'd travellers to be burdened by
lre.-- articles; but the transporta-
Sol Wr respected telescopes and
M0 00 strap bundles, slowed under
.. the otherwise empty coach,
. H Bout as much as each person
.4ua. Ar.
- lie way led close along the
..... .Grf-the hot moist breath of
with the fragrance of trOpi-
flowers; but presently turned
ri climbed the foot hills to a
sphere. The road was rough
4. but of easy grade and wide
U- four horsemen to ride abreast
... iJ> bordering OF cacti and bushes
ifa s.atirt blooms. There were
u slgu. though the barking of
-Ae 5oWiug of cocks and the
lp-e> and bananas gave evil
lhr human habitations. But
by uo means lonely, for many
.tfe coming and going like our
IT'S IVA foot, OF in OK hide COW
. md each hailed us with
,s di0&, SeHoritas u .>enor-
d morning, ladies and gentle
rassed several bullock trains,
a. rlmped by the wayside during
. HHJ of the night, bound for the
uI up freight from incoming
zach great, skin covered cart
Ft - BY four animals, their poor
F- almost to the earth by heavy
ses tied above the horns, con-
Ha. elled at by the half naked
- r1 prodded with long, iron
I4'a.o les. The society for the pre-
s' 300 The cruelty to animals is not
"'a5- NJ salvador, if anywhere in Span
'l 1na.t d. The first flush of dawn up
VI 'N Wntain tops was heralded by
4 'to7 .'-- roncert, from tropical birds of
'h3' piumage, hooting, screaming,
dt but it must be confessed that
ollie hem can sing as sweetly as our
y-atifnl Northern warblers. The
He country grew more broken
' WIDER view from higher attitudes;
+a tales on every hand, behind us
IN eat stretches of ocean, before us
q" .owering volcanoes, Yzalco and
Miguel. their heads still hidden in
hJ APPS of mist and cloud. Both these
Stels are active, or riros r'alive') as
sai'tdorians say, and none are more
en- m the face of the globe. They
eut E magnificent display to the pas
er> Vt steamers sailing along the
efa cast of Central America, or an
ed u lie harbor of La Libertad and
ai' Fiery streams of molten lava
INSTANTLY flowing down their sides,
'he ky is illumined by the flames
sue from their craters with the