The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-13

J@E4EQ BULL IS NEzVW NAVAL STATION
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citizens. including the governor and all
officials, but ii has more thrift and huA
ness than many towns ar five times Il
SIZE. II Is perhaps the richest capital
me world Tor every one or its inhabitaBI
mas all ne can eat, and 20 spare. Port Star,
icy is situated on Stanley harbor jus; n
yonu cape Pembroke. at the eastern end 1
East Falkland. Its harbor Is a safe Lana
locked bay. about a half mile wide and IN
miles long, with an entrance SO narrow I'd
large ship could hardly turn about in 4
upon the south side of the harbor. running
up gently sloping hill are hundred OF 4
neat one and two-stofy cottages They arI
made OF wood or stone with ridge roofs 4
corrugated iron. This is Port Stanley AZ
You look at IL from the steamer IL mako
you think of Herman Viiiagc. ana as ~
come closer to Il YOU find that every HIN
house has its front yard and garden anv
that the front doors OF even the poorest 4
the cottages have vestibuIes This is
shield me visitors and the families from ~
cold wind. In nearly every window ygl u
potted plants and flowers. Such things vi
not gro" out of doors. and ventura HI 4
there is not town of this size in thesrosf
which has so many green houses and CD
servatories. 1
like cubes OF well-rotted manure. That
peat. Peat forms the fuel OF the town Al
II comes from the bog on the top OF the h 1
at the foot Of which Port Staniey lies -
cry one here can get his own fuel for u
digging. and nearly every householder
Port Stanley goes TO the moor and che -
out his own peat blocks for the winter.
some OF the houses are quite pretentios i
The manager OF the Falklands comps
has house containing a dozen rooms A
the cottages OF the governor cover perhaf
one-qnarter Of az acre Of ground all 81
rooms being an the ground floor There
three churches. one OF which Is called p,
cathedral. This Is presided over by
- = n 81 = H.. .tsssrX
is Roman Catholic and third IS Bap.ss
There are two hotels or public hogst
where you can get bed or drink II VI
want the latter you may have good SEQ.
WHISKY Tor cents glass ard Bass =.
Tor cents. There Is "A butcher shop viii !
sells delicious mutton nj cents pous
and fairly good beef for cents pound.
You see the necessities OF life are cheap 4
Port Stanley has postofrice az which
monthly newspaper mail averages
pounds per famiiy. II has postal savlns.
bank IN which the deposits now amount \
Si@s1. There are only 200 people in n
Falklan3S and the depOsifOrs IN the pos
savings bank number 35g. The town has
governor appointed BY the queen 81 -
land. who gets salary % g. go 4 year ]
has other officials whose salaries foot Il
10000 annually. II has an American esI
sui. ken,urkian nameT N'iIer
seems 10 be band and gieyc with the FL
eruor and wno is trying hard 10 earn y
salary on these far-awav Islands WIFI
there In no American trade and where tns1l
are not a dozen vessels IN 4 century. IN
consulate Is a little cottage u three ros.a11
and a l@an-fD ruch as could be bu.N Il
800 in he nite3 States r. is one OF
mos. useless consulates IN our service. s'l
there II no earthly reason for It's existse /
excefu TO give some politician place. ~
the time this letter j. pubiIsnei the prese,S
appantee will probably be back home. Il
an Iowa man has been chosen 70 sncessi
bin. FRANK 9. CAKPESTEh