The Republican journal., 1898-07-28
>orthern Coast OF Cuba.


e'' and incidents.
.-.srsndence of The Journal.
. -sps. In continuing our
,.tal HE edges OF Cuba, about
-- sailing northwesterly from
..,,eb1 us to Gibara-another
onseguence, though com
.osuown TO the world at large.
and ii its size has so many
stered landings as Cuba
all told. Half thousand
s.eessible to vessels of eight
Aimed tuns, and several to ships
Though Gibara is only 80
' -,5r, Maisi, at the Eastern
.,.t.. tie undulating shore line,
a. farther north, owing to
--.ei4nd,
MANY people find it hard to
..aV cuba, stretching long
.rrween the Mexican Gulf
Man sea, can present such
.... ulte-why, for example,
+ir south shore can be SO
rm Havana on the north,
-.. is nowhere more than
They fail to take into
abl is almost crescent
curved line, 30 miles
.u-n It's centre, extends
ami d half degrees of lati-
rence between Havana
14 about the same as be-
4.l Memphis.
rl begun with but in
uaounced as if spelled He
-Ae port Of the important
fI5L-uin, connected there
u canine real, OF royal
he early opaniards; and
lu lie rich sugar, coffee
ads. The steamers that
l- ii the island in time of
-e d whole day, taking on
-n- The tourist has ample
-r. F. III It's points OF interest.
a> YOU know, mention this
..... ..Ginc-place of Columbus in
J., not unlikely, owing to
.. si1ion to the island of the
whence he came. The
bara is most picturesque,
.,-.. mountains looming dark
I,lests and low hills. The
Is, uJially sheltered by sand
..... -ar white crested waves that
and off the harbor rise the
.-. --.a~ which Columbus mention
.- .lnev as CONSPICUOUS land
u-h very capacious, the
enough to allow vessels
its wharves; SO they
aor some distance out
oaded by lighters. The
.re -aaded by tiny fort
s.r Tree autiquated guns keep
M .5w of defiance, but which
ood strong breeze, to say
-i mnon ball, would scatter it
.t, ent country. The town
sl isolate, half-ruined aspect
IL many outlying settlements
N.. since time out OF mind,
.H.. ssed equally by mountain
bad 4sul4eut bands. A high
lilr around the inside of
al 0.5-9se against the patriots"
tn..- uat seem 90 have been much
than the cardboard fort in
L little plaza with few
-, Z, a quaint old church,
..w 1 a theatre and a dozen
i dwelling houses are few
- he general aspect OF the
ullv down al the heel. AT
visit, three months ago,
kel hungry and discourag
e lI heaven knows how they
Z .o-lay, cut off by land and
q ruJmcation with the world.
4 a -s connoisseur in canes may
l1.N in some odd specimens.
/ particular is worth seek
' dr. 7ae. It is made from the
. range gregarious, aquatic
4-l- tnati-sea- COW, or sea-lion
,g called, which frequents
- Nowhere else in the West
l4 ny you may see herd of
'wann- clumsily in the marshes
l. .a. oint. At first glance the
AF @ Ike a Chesapeake bay por-
much too large. Then
WIst be a whale-but who
-N -4-e eating grass? And then
land shaped tiippers, or
an the Queer projections curved
a.r the eyes, you recognize
/ "lr udnatee, whose species are
.eol this side of the globe,
@ q The Indian Ocean and on
-4' Africa.
- they are hunted for their
aud here, their tough hides
aHt Useful purposes as the
pt China and Japan. In
| wy SHOWN only to the natives,
'eS ale converted into canes,
Atred, transparent as glass
rs steel. When mounted in
1 Hey cost at Gibara from
W. but in Havana, if you
they will be as high as