Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

o., 4, e,v. In tho lrstcp NJ which snn-
,f,on h iHtaiai Though ihH srlihafdf
md an.pta la cmhriiifniuE pictures uf
ihslr pTsaesai0rs. there h19 ucvor So
boon u reliable Tnr oi Gum. grldur
from fsinrrulliluu survey Tho 'M ISL
10 sf,nntnIus" stand fiam i've t1 ien
u.lira '.innu. and bDiwe thsm and
fbc asn stretch tWp d|atUet rugcH WI
hills. neither Of which come down to
me tai. bare ellis IN the fore
ground are part OF the uniform
aer.rs Of benches and terraces peculiar
TO cuba and fringins itH en-
iirs circuit 81 1900 miloa. Beginning
with "a euhm1rgcd coral reef. they
fisa from il'icen % my feet Back ~
fhem cones second bench. ar terrace.
Using nowhere more Than 40 ieoi. and
above that a third; ntetaH.hs Jly Get
in height As che dark Maestro noun
tains sweep grnndly TO ths east vi SANE
uano. 90 tha no less stately Copper
raurs rtrrtcnar away go ihH westward.
On their abrupt termination 90 Ctbu Dc
San cruz. steamers stand some dc.
ilncc out from shore TO avoid ih' ian-
garlus reefs and Keys. Hut they gn
rfnr nnourh for passengers 60 cIich
charming niimraes 81 low hills wrapped
lu mist and peaceful covers cl-td with
oncr4-paims. The only other usual halt
Ing place ON thc southern coast % Cuhl
ls Cioniucgos. The h1rbor Of She city
u a hundred nres' IL 80 securely hidden
behind wooded keys that its shipping s
not visible except ~ close range T. is
ma.ter of recent hlAtOry shat when
Cdmmudur. schioy came ihiH way ln
search nf lhe spanish neci, be Thought
he described the mhsis ~ Corvcrl's
vosssia accrctcd among those Islands;
and he was mnneuverlns 60 Sc. his own
nhirs NJ unobsarvrd. when Or insure
ss.s.ss f.aawWNH him ftUHH fhuH fhH f#HHrHH
had taken refuge elsewhere.
ala not 20 ashore nt Cicnfure5s on
ehia trip. having visited The place twice
before. and intending 60 come down
later by rail from Havana. Then out 10
yea W. went again. away down below
iria de- pinos-ihc only bland y con-
sequence among the hundreds that en-
compass ihe Queen ~ the Antilles. ~
b. nearly square 10 fotm-pofhnps sixty
mil Is long by nfty broad. ana ~ exceed
lnriy picturesque appearance. Two
dark hiii-rangra cross % from east to
west. with wide, green valleys between.
q great swamp. or jungle. ~ densnst
vegetation divides % IN twain. and on
an sides rivers seek the sea. some OF
them nnvlrablr Tor several miles. The
Island la famous Tor De- pine forest ana
beautiful MARBLES. IT, HnlubriuuH cll-
mat. and wonderful thermal springs. ~
ia already q favpriie sauitnfium. ana
Cuhnun believe that a rhpff reHldnnce
here IL an unfailIng pnnacea Tor con-
sumption. Lying only 10 miles due
south from Havana. going by rail- across
ths n1rrnwtst portion NJ thc island TO-
the li,tle port ~ Hninhlnoaii d. bound
% b. developed In the near future under
American rule. Thin l. The island that
Columbus discovered IN "a June day %
1891 and chflHttur1 In Evanrolista.
Three centuries later % r1illcfd under
the name ~ "iilona Amalih." and
gained ~ present cugunmrn because uf
the beautiful pine groves which nu ihe
air with pungout udurs. We are acruH-
tened 90 shlnk ~ pine trees 40 grow
luE only IN cold countries and upon
mountain fnrf-hut here they flourish
so perfection among the palms and
oacl ~ Is n singular fact that ihr
pine family. though peculiarly n north
crn product. has several species which
grow best IN torfld lowlauds.
To the north and east uf fsin del plnns
ths sea o. dn.3rd wi'h tho nrchlpClnrlos
10 Los Cfnlri1T and HHufu de- loH Jt..
dinpF-luuum'rlhly iluy Islands. each
an emerald Em ln che ring ~ thr
wave" Travelling amyrg ih0m lf uual.
iUysd delight. The boat winds In aud
ont the inhyrinihlne channels. over
waters tius and luminous as She irupic
rkiff. and % beautifully translucent
that r;ar-nah lylng on The alivery bot
ton. or srl-iinW1rs GROWING leagues hs.
low, look ~ though rteN through glass.
The air L. lndcrcrIhahly hlimy. ihs
same In summer as la winter. and The