Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
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GIBRALTAR.

The promontory, fortress, town and
buy OF Gibraltar, lying towards Spain
belong to great Britain. The popula.
tion, including the garrison of almost
5000 soldiers, is estimated 10000. Gi.
braltar is an enormous rock, juttiug oul
into the Mediterranean, and is 400 IT,
high, or almost eight times as high as
the steeple OF st. Roses church. II is
~ miles long, and from tos of mile
in width. A sandy isthmus connects il
with the main land, and on this side
the rock is nearly perpendicular. The
east and south sides are also very steep,
but on the west it slopes gracefully into
the sea, making a beautiful bay eight
miles long and five miles wide. The
rock Is said to be a hard Jurassc lime.
stone. 1t is honey-comed with caves;
and from every opening you can see the
mouth OF a cannon, ready TO do its work
OF blood and carnage. or all the caves,
that of St. Michael Is the most promi-
nent, being about 1000 #. above the sea.
As Gibraltar is garrison town, tray
elers are informed that between the
evening gun and morning gun the gates
are shut. A second gun is fired about
p. m, and then it is impossible to
enter or leave the city.
Among the sights of Gibraltar the
Notifications are the most Interesting.
After passing through the quaint but
clean market place, where every variety
OF tropical fruits could be purchased II
was offered three dozen of oranges for II
sixpence) we visited the forts and bat
teries. We visited the harbor, public
gardens, fish shambles, moorish stores,
barracks and a number of other points.
AT the garrison there is an extensive
library OF about $4,000 volumes. AS
every town has some REGULARITY so also
Gibraltar-namely its pet monkeys.
They run free; are of a dark fawu-like
color. To steal, or kill one, makes u
person subject to seven years imprlson-
ment. Another place oil special inter-
est, you have every attraction, and
meet every nationality, is the Alameda.
1t is a public promenade, laid out with
very fine gardens. Flowers of every
species were blooming luxuriantly.
Here we also saw the palmetto. Sol
diers were drilling, aud reglmental
bands discoursing fine music. Whilst
there is much to please the stran-
ger, one custom is especially amusing.
Every morning thu milkman drives his
goat to the door OF his customers. milks
out to them the quantity of milk de-
sired, then receives his pay, and goes
| his way. Hew ridiculous would not our
I Toledo and Perrysburg dairymen ap-
pear to us were they to follow like
custom.
MALAGA.
We left Gibraltar for Malaga, the
ancient MALAGA, a famous seaport on the
Mediterranean, with a population o
$4,000. 1t is delightfully."- nestled al
the base of Sierra Nevadas, and is rich
in fruits and wines. The style OF the
city is in the form of an amphitheatre
In the old town the streets are somewhat
dirty, but in the new quarter they are
very clean. The houses are low, except
in the business part, and painted white
The climate is very salubrious. Snow
and ice are strangers. Among the
sights the cathedral outranks every
thing. 1t was begun under Philip II
mt the time OF his marriage with Mary
of England. The entire building (its
steeple OF over 800 IT, J, with the statu-
ary, altars, paintings-is a work of art
Another ieasure of interest, one very
common in Spain, is the "Plaza de
Eoros," or Bulring, for the bull fights
1t has seating of $4,000. On the tol
OF rock is an old Moorish castle.
GRANADA.
From Malaga we went by rail t,
Granada, passing through the Anda
lusian mountains and valleys, the mos
romantic scenery in all Spain. 1t wa
my first experience on train. Al
though frst-class it was almost as pr;m
tive as ours in 1888. No convenience
whatsoev' on the train. understand
that in Italy, France, Germany an,