Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-02
June 2ist 1895
To the Editor:


perfection of climate. but ia the place
par excellence. Tor growing CONGO and
sugar I have been told but cannot
say with how much truth. that iho
English and American syndlcataa who
have occurred rich concossionn iu She
valley. are keeping their operations h7
secret na possible. to avoid competition.
Trinidad city lies at the seward
edge " the valley Of the same name,
on the south shore N Santa CLARA Prov
iucc. about 90 miles east from Cicn-
fuogos. You may reach Il from iia-
vann. going nll the way around by wa.
ter: or by railway 10 CoufuCgoa. ana
thence by steamer. or o. ala. hy rhii
10 Batnhlno. tho southern part of ia.
vnna province. and then ON "a loisuroly
cruise of 100 miles AMONG inumerlble
Gays and ialca. AZ any rate. you are
certain to approach the region N ihe
Holy Trinity by sea. nH there is no nli-
land route from other parts ~ The
Island. except dangerous trails over
rphbor-infestcd mountains.
The nrrt view of the old town. which
Don Dlign de- uclazquez christencd aH
uH early a. 1lii. lH something Co hU o..
mumborod. HAVING rounded 10 runth
de lua Merrua. the long. narrow point
of land which defines Trinidad hny on
the a1uthWoHt.e you rec white walled
city. giiatonlng IN the golden lEht. eud-
dled up on the mountain side. like "a
babe asleep ON 90 mothers bosom.
quito appropriately. Trinidad has TIN.
ny of ports. They are Ia iiuua, on the
southeast whore the Tayhdu river utnps
ties into the sea, the mouth uf tli.
Rio Muse. and Casldn q small village
at the head NJ an Inlet The last named
port h. now generally used. although
iiH anchorage D. not " the best. the
water being H0 shallow that all vDHHrs
must BE- loaded by means of lighters.
and put 90 Hon aH quickly uH possible
10 avoid sticking fast nn the sandy bot.
tom. The landinE place. however. /,
lined with wharvtH ana extensive ware.
houses, ana there b. q handsome depot
for thu railway. which runs north ~
or 90 miles. connecting several villages
ana bringing the product ~ rich plan.
tntiona down for shipment Trinidad
c,ty IN three miles Inland or perhaps
We should nay upland, frum CuHlldt.
A. the trains do not run on schedule
time. but only when there are full loads
81 freight 10 be- carried. you viii DO
y
IN the hot. iiea-iufrHtod port. by bOinH
driven up In yolantns although the
charge therefor d t2ip. while thu ears
would take you Tor go crutH
Trinidad ~ one ~ the oldest towns
IN Cuba founded only year later than
Santiago ana 10 years after Santa Do.
minEu. the fnt On the western hcniH.
phere. Though Hu little b. heard ~
" nuwndayu the region N not without
it, stirring ANA romantic history.
Trinidad bay ~ the famous battle
grounds ~ three tiritirh men-uf- WA
against the Apnninrds under Don f.uln
insHecourt, IN which the English were
worHted. after three days N hard light
Ing Perhaps the most destructive at.
tack on Trinidad viiy was that ~ the
English cufHair Grant In itul. through
two long centuries 10 suffered all
most continually from piraiicai
attacks, ANA many bloody
traditions Hrr connected with
with the place. Indeed. lt 10 said that
the weaithlrHt families hrrrihoutH are
~ acnudoniH NJ the old Heh-fuhhrw. who
turned respectable when piracy went
out NJ fashion, ThUN bought land and
hullt Cana with their lll.rltigu gains,
save u Dot or money 10 the church Tor
nhallutlun, Hud became auha tantlnl,
law-hhiding ultlErnH.
one who dnrH NOT mind hard climb
Ing. finds Trinidad tho most Dhafmlnr
place lu tho world with yirwa on every
hand which would drive an artist wild
wluh enthusiasm. Rambling and hIlIN
Win antique raHaH and palm- shaded
gardens, the old town cllurs 90 thH
Hie 81 villa CWutth TuWUrl noun
tain. 600 feUt above tho Caribbean. IA.
iaFrd tu lmth mountain and urHln
hrrrE,u. with neither excessive heat nor
cold fum year 90 year. iis climate lH
"a. al
Surely this A. tho heart Of thnt Gland
Wherein n la always nfiHmuuni" Every.
body seems tu sleep through the hnuu
~ Hunrhinr. In Ions walk nt mid.
day. through the town Of 10000 lu.
hnhitania- you meet only hero and
there u lazy donkey nr n sleeping dog
not "a human being except 40 rare I'M
trrvnin u htrrfnntHd servant shufilIng |
along ne. shady Hiir of thH wall The
unly drawback 90 the place is lts lonou. !
ness, and the feeling which possesses |
the foreigner of complete Isolation from
his kind Their nrD several nIrHunUs /
anu th.ul-cllHs lnuHi hui you HrH not |
Obliged tn stay in them Ions. especially /
n you have lrttUu lf Introduction. The I
rltzanf are prl,rrhIHlly h1Hplithlr. and /
90 them Tho N.Hli uf a. foreigner huur /
FMS u fr0ah breath frlm lhe fbf.uwuy |
world g. r. rIiHanl
the streets or Trinidad arc narrow
ns tho norrpWDt Iu spanish America.
and mostly uuplNul. Due extremely \
picturesque. with their tow walled. /
rough tllUl houses aud hIHh-HHunIHnr /
names over tho doors, A. loo Havana.
the business streets urH realization
OF HHllnmy'H dream uf universal um
hrpllh hHrluHH uf Hu uuIuf. rrupt.ai I
series Ul awnings stretched IHnHs. al. ]
fufdlnT complete shelter IMm Hun aud .
rain, In ihN lriHiurulio quarter, Goo /