The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-05
WHERE OUR BOYS LANDED.
BAIQUIRps PRETTY SIT FACING
THE SEA.

First View Our Troops Had OF the Sorry
Cuban Ponies md the Tagged Patriots
Who Ride Them-The Coming of the Sol
dlers n uodscnd TO Gnrcin's Men
"Think How Happy We Arc to Know
That Cuba Will Now He Surely Frec!'
BuournI. Cuba, June 24.-The site OF Bal
quiri Is superb. 1t nostics under a hill OF n
thousand feet that goes UP straight, almost IKE
The side OF a house. Upon the pinnacle OF this
eminence IL the bl0rkhousc on which the gun
ners OF the New Orleans and Other vessels tried
their skill. Across a little bay 10 the west Is
another hill. uneven In contour ana oil
saddle shupo. and in the background n
chaos OF peaks rises sheer and rugged,
their sides where not heavily wooded
showing a growth OF emerald green
grass. In the middle ground IL a valley through
which runs a mountain stream OF crystal Clear
moss ovor pebbles and lodges. Dotting tho
park-liLe floor of the valley may be secn the
graceful c~ocOanut palm, which produces nuts
in abundance, to the delight of the tOldiers, VINO
have never had cocoaruts before for the mere
effort of picking them up from the ground. A
hntchot or n machoto Is needed to cIeave the
houter covering from the nuts. Many Of them
are full OF milk. cool and most refreshing. The
soldiers drink it freely without injury.
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