Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-30
nm northern COAST OF CUBA.
,.,-,o Principe and sssue la erando--
para Nu7y''a l,,e,erlstio Scenes and Incidents

az. tvnlta go and uuf ship SWIM King at
I .,rbor liz the superb inner BAY tt
,hsr. hut an April day 1s Northern
/ ~. nae seldom seen. with the Won
! ,s.f,i ttue of the sky. th1 brightness
| ~ a,e vsrdurc. the purity ~ the limos.
I ,b-re the nearnoss ~ the wateiH.
s"satirg u this place irving says that
J atlinmhus was struck Win he
.r,ndour " lts fe1turcs' lts hTh
E,,,t,ins which reminded him Of
et.Iy ne fertile valleys anl long
80, iorios and stretching held.anls.
] MIC, melted away into r1mlirst iIf-
,,rres Ths inner bay D. no lg17 than
n sauara miles IN extent ana th0r'-
fnre me discovtrer nnmeu % iH'ftp
pripelpe. principal Porl-nli drs1m-
t,i thnro were several grludar
il- ,i,,,v tbs coasts nf Cuba. ita set
,,,, er,ss upon the nrighh1rnr hHirht
/ IT, F,iseu ~ pnsafEEldn. ana ln 1913
/ ptr-S Vsiesuues and founded % town.
/ y,bi,h he named Santa Maria where
! Nufvitas now stands tne Hlu-Il' NIng
| Mi M The extreme southern rud M
~. f,,,,rnse aheot Of water After
o. ,.,,t9. oyvnInr 10 the H1vagea OF some
/ i,e,i caiartura. ths spanlarls moved
| u, 10 thn indian village CtceH and
/ i1isr 10 CamlEuCy. now puerto t'tIn.
| ripc, A. miles Inland. Tie orElnlI
| SANTA MARIA. however wis never pIi.
deserted. though 10 course oi tun, /.
! Took on several aliases, and u now
Known na San Frcnlndo ds NugVl'1f.
/ scr from afnr. its white walled hluH q
/ sttvie- In the sun against the rurtiH
ri,ne m n palm crowned bin. n l1lkf
me- the city of a dreim. hui ih'
others In neglected cuba Ta JIG
t,u.a lends enchhntmrnt, AMI tf-
~ Wow disri1sss bounding n'u and
rovcrty. ia population numbcrH pof-
haps 5000. and i.s only Importance i3
I'M the port 10 tntfy iir puerto Irll-
Gin. and The place NJ shipment Tor
largo quantities NJ hIlef. sugar ana
m1iaasea. a i5-mile railway conn tia
pafriDta d. not tear u M lH ,h.N ll's.
d5ne a dozen times within tn l1st
tbrro yrarf. Puerto Principe. capital
] ~ tha uruvlnro OF the same name, is
In Tho hanri Of the cai'ifsNold, enc or
thc richdsi and most interesting cia'.
N cuba. a. wen aa IN lualniott ahd
farth.st behind the limos. Wlthn a.
IA Tsmpua SENS 10 have FORGOTTEN his
fugiting and been attullng f.il Fintr
CoiurnbuH' day. Win u nlpul'lln W
90 600 or more 70 has rrv.r hoaaied OF
a hotel, nothing better than potadhs
as poor az thlt IN which Joseph anu
Mary found refuge, However, tne gu.
bans are 30 Hospitality inclined ,ha'
thev never allow friend q put NJ 40
publlo house. and even sirtngiri may
H. sure OF entertainment. The narrow,
crooked streets are mostly unnif a.
and the low houses OF antiquaied
architecture and shabby IN iho "a
irfme.
a number Of converts. a thcatcr a bull
ring and q group Of more modern
buildings FOR government uilcsai hui
on the whole. you are Inclined 10 think
that lta hIgh-sounding tucL san'.
Marie Or Puerto princlpe-lh rather a
mlsnt being TOO large for the place.
Immediately west of Nurvltas bay
he Gays begin. $40 u tacm 10y actual
count. stretching an the way between
Nuevltaa and Havana.
Uniformly long and narrow, Their
glittenlnF silver sands frlugcd with
c1c0a-paims and mhnErove bushes,
, they are o. al alzea. from a few yards
: SO miles IN extent. The largest IL Gays
= R0man-a second Long Island" cIn-
taiuing ne square miles hut ~ yet uu.
!. occupied ana entirely unuird. Cay0
I, del Sal, the next In size, supplies hali
I. ~ Cuha with Us primitive salt-wnrks
d A few NJ the ialetl have an excellent
= anchorage while Others are surrounded
d hy Inaccessible reefs Not a ripple dis
i iurhs The mlrr0r-llke surface NJ tho
Hrl. and through the crystal water me
q bottom, with burrows made by currents
/ un The sand. can be- distinctly seen
4 Looking over The h1wa the boat seems
I 90 De suspended, A. by magic. above
/ The pcllucid iiuld, the aea-gtrdfu below
Illuminated hy sunbeam IN priHu41tIf
coiors. Aud The living creatures in ihl
vast glritnf-ihC couChn with thri
C'Cfi-pprnlngs upwards, extending Iona
igelerH % catch the passing prey; fHh
on various forms and color, startled
hy The boat from thaIr rspnse AMONG
iufH ~ weeds, ana sometimes an
o. % HHHHI| .HHHHa Ha D.
Mapping padding away amid q milky
cloud OF coral sand. There are star
iish. 100, n foot ln diameter. lying mo.
t.1nlcsn on the bltt 1mi HpuuEnH with
conctve tops. Ike big bowls; coral IN
I Eloba-like forms. with myriad branch
a. and their world ~ z1ophy;os. lnt'r.
fperaci amid thousand marin.
growths standing erect on the ocrir
ilnnr what II called The lilrt Cmiuthl
| Dc SaEua "a four leagues distant from
the real mouth of the rlvtr str wn
thick with isletH on some " them
are nshermenv hutH. with ihelr ntt|
drying on long poles 100 The sun and
their boats a. anchor near the baarh
The channel through the sh0al watoi
~ In irlcate and marked by stakes. Ia,
most Important ~ the latter aurm1unt.
Cd with a broken bottle or q nuttrflna
ilg tied 10 ~, Finally the "Blea'
proper II reached, amid a dense man,
. NA"NN swamp u NANkNfNNN bar %
tl1Hed ana you emerge Into whal
r.emH a continuous cancelled. FAR a'
The oye can see. with the narrow river
running through.
Sagua ia the best plaro know OF In
which TO study the prospects of Cuba
II has prosperous past depresspf
present and unhlundcd pls1lhllliles fo,
The future, Before tn war. gariir
with Us 10000 Inhabitants VAS cfiiad
me most progressive town on I'M,
Nlani. It's streets are wider ana Nj.
ger paved, ne huillinFH frrsLrr AM
there Is less ihe air OF decay than In
other Cuatn cities.
Most OF The sugar raised IN Santa
Nlhra province was exported from m
port az the mouth az The river. tvvei,,
miles distant Time was. not 10 lon
ago. when this was the stronghold oi
ultra-loyal spanish sentiment. when NJ
elilzens declared that thoy would rlth.
.r see the red and yrlllw standard M
Oasille and ArrlgOn nlating over M
aHh-heap than have the island ,,iver
over 10 Independence. Americans W..
frequently lnsulted here. and al tinc,
lhe consulate barely escapsd moa,tJ,,,
Hut an this Il changed now Tho Am,
ar on many sagua famlllos are In ~,
lnfugEent army, and II loyallgfs ~
main thoy have the good sense 10 kee,
quiet "N'l
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.