Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-26
Junketing in Jamaica.
From Spanish Gordon Town-A6ove Clouds
New cas,ie-Saint AIMS. Who're Columbus
Stranded His caravas

its garden gay with flowers from year
% year. ferns. rlantllns, cedars. tam
afnids and Wild orange flourish to per-
fiction amid tall apltcs VI caCti. The
mountain ro1ds are lined with masses
u beautiful pink and white bcgonias.
all the hedrerows are oveftun with
gorgeous raturtions. aud overy bank
laden with Wild strawberries. Thf
hili Hioyes are mostly planted with
what 10 known as Blue Mountain cof.
Zee. which commands higher price IN
England than any other. while the
lands between are devoted O. potatoes.
yams and other vegetables fof the
Kingston market. The Views from
Fiamsiead cannot be described In
words on clear day you may see
Port Royal and Kingston. az opposite
ends " the shining heoon: the Pau
andes. Fort Augusta. the Twelve Apos.
fiaa. and on every side the caribbean
sea. dotted with Islands TO the h5ri-
ron.
Jama'cn's 1900 square miles o. tcrrl-
thry are divided in.o disiricia which
amer as materially from one another
IN their natural churi ~ ristics. indus
tfies urd possibilities ne DO the noun.
tnins % Colorado from she prnlrics ot
Illinois. the pine wvcds II Mlirc from
the everglades q Fiuri1. Though -
ff1sis IN the uplnnds ~ Jamaica. IL
~ mountain valleys nil the products
~ the North con be- grown. while cane
neids and corn ncida coffee plant ginrH
ard cattle farms suggest a wonderful
blending q the temperate AMI onrrIi
zones. Sometimes the mixture " crops
IN the samr neli IL striking
aud eaeava, corn tnd Hurtr.cane.
bananas and pumpkins growing side
by side. II r. n charming reproduction
Of Elclish agricultural lie. bithcd IN
the cierral sunshine N ihc tropics.
one may choosc he own climate IN
Jan,aicn-from the cnnisatt hras % the
temperature Of the lower ranges. 90 the
cool. bracins air - che IN urillDt,
Spanish Town r. only iihrit.n mics
FROM klnrrtpn-a most delightful
drive. ufiera you prefer ~ Hr1ii the
trip by making it in "a plflUr car.
This former capital - iimalca-nhich
was founded hy Columbus aln. Diego.
ana BY him cif1sgrrrd San J1rl H. "a
VEGA. est james ~ the Nnllty'D. w1H
ricflit Eiousiy dubbed spanish Town by
che English a century ~ 80 later Tho
very nrt cap'fii " the island. you
Know. was Seyilh Nusva. tNrN Sc
viile), nfar ST. AIMS founded hy tho
rume pI,F1 Columbus. inrhe year iiF5.
Though thr rinry W spanish Town de-
parted with fhe transfer ~ the govern
mcrs - Kingston. " - rsiii u quantity
chafning place, FUN ~ memories ~
thu past. with ~ deserted plaza. ram
bling lanes and i'w, vino-wrcathpi
casa. Among ~ few "Hahis" which
interesr she visitor are the old itgis-
latiye halls and public hulldlngr a
quaint. r.d-hrick cathedral. and the
massive KirF's iinusg. with pftfra-
ti0uF columns ana pnfticor. where che
early G1N1rlss rrEisd. IN front ~ ihe
Kings House n an admirable statue.
10y uarynl. ~ Lord Rodnfy-he who
routed the French fiefs under O1un; lie
fifusse-- which has wandered lh0s ilks
IN unlnigt Fhlsi. ~ was h "a o. Ens-
land Tor t'fne; then -; az IN ~ prs
et' place flr " few years. afterwards
transferred web IN government 10
Kingston, ana lately brought back 50