Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-26

Spanish Town. uhcrs BET us hope. q
will remain. Among other reiics % the
war 10 be seen sn Spanish TN'Nn are a
couple 81 brlss al-pounderr. xii
guarding she empty palace. on each VI
them Is Inscribed Louis Charles de
Bourbon. Compile d'Eu. Dac dAumalc.
sta May i54s" The 2rtscts population
Of the place Is ab'git 1000. The old
assembly room uud portion of Kings
House are ruw-ddys Utilized flr a 'r1v-
eminent training school IN the burAui
grounds adrro unyhlg the two Episcopal
churches you may read Oa many crum-
ping Uton,s the pouTpus records of
lords and dukes ana "sirf.' who ruled
Jamaica IN the early days. and 81
naval heroes kr1wn to history. and
saniwlchcd Brwteu their highly fe.
spectacle names ate IN w. ~ maay ~.
tOrioua sen ruvsrH ~ pirtfltni pr1prr.
elites. The parish ~ saifs Cather.ues,
IN which spanieh Town IL situated. wai
named Tor The queen % Charles II and
Is memorial VI shs stewart. Rcsiort.
ton period. N thoroughly apprcci.
oee Spanish Town, one muai f1r.
nish up his English history. L..
she same parish are Lnsicll anu Har.
bout. both towns OF consequence. In the
old brick church of HAIRCUT the nrs,
English settlers who came over with
Penn and Ncnablcs vorrhippsd accord.
IN e. their narrow Highs. and 100 tht
grave yard around II most Of them Ole
buried. IlratcIi. nestled 100 a niUun.
tain h0llowSa a thriving place Tor trade
and markcitnE. but utherwas uniutsr.
csting. Driving the fve or six miles b..
tween V ana 30 dish Town. you pace
the most picturesque bis ~ scenery uu
the Island. steep mountains Oh Dith.r
Side from a bong. deep aud narrow 70.
vine. down when the c0hrc river 1lahrs
on ~ way o. ihf rsA. amid veg Htifldn
of richucaa ana variety surpaatlg Ies.
criptlor. III spinIards called the place
which the EnaHsh tuh isufdDhayc cor.
rupttd 60 Boz Wall. Nowadays the
ola name 10 tlmup flrvotien and Bog
walk prevails among the unimarina-
tive owners ~ th;s island. Tho nrat
Lady Hraascy. original owner ~ the
'suuhcam" went through this raV1uc
On horseback. and describes IL IN her
happy way. The Brisscy party an
also drove 60 i.lnstcAd and Monca que.
ana through che valley - 81. Thomas:
ana after three days ~ steady driving
reached Ech1 Rios. whore the sun
beam" lay waiting IN Lady Bfhssey'A
in'mitahle account ~ ~. she speaks 81
the great ilcida NJ GulneH grifs. which
today feed countless herds 81 sleek eat
TO- and foils tho story ~ che accidental
Introduction " the seeds " this vaiu-
able grass, frnum she coast N Guianeu,
ln i5N q quari'ty VI the seed was sent.
as food for some parrots which had
been forwarded from Guianoi 10 jana
lea. The parrots dlrd. che seeds were
thrown away. tu0k root ana spread. and
iu tifno became a most important factor
10 the prosperity ~ the ialaad.
~. AIMS with o. pastures and pepper
groves o. Interesting ~ bong the place
whore Columbus WIS wrecked. IN it0i
lie ran hi cirayals ashore and remain
cd a whole year ln che little bay which
h. named Santa Gloria. History relates
how the ships hld became unHcaWafthy
~ he stranded them nQi built matched
hutH upon th0fr decks Don Christi
uphef's Glove" ~ the precise spot
whore the ctfavnis lay " called. " the
i0velicr; ittle bay In The world. be-
tween walls ~ coral rock. with beach
~ yellow sand. uvrrhunF with thicknia
~ sea graper n looks Just the spot
which a mariner ~ good ,hsle,or hue.
cancer 81 the opera hlune. would
choose IN which 10 strand hi sinking
ship. The shopping shore AFFORDS a re-
cure resilnr place ana 'he ciral ieiHes
give protection from uiormicai seas and
heaviest Faies.
The way e. Gordon T1wn-an import.
mt village m the Blue rangs nes BY the
p 10 ~ Hope river. which cuts ~ way
ouf ~ the mountains through a narrow.
ffrn.ff'rred rivlne. AZ Ibis time OF
year. The stream tf;rklrs gently enough
aMnR ~ rocky bod. but during the
pi1y ffason u becomes q riginR tor