Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-07

OF the race whose guard would brave
the forces OF nature to fulfil his duty.
Other bodies were found In various
parts OF the city covered In Ike man
ner; some Of women with babes III
their arms. others fleeing with their
riches. caught by the fiery elements
and killed. I don't believe there T.
another ruin IN the world that VIII
make ones thoughts run back In the
thread Of time like this old city. Com
parativcly few lost their lives on the
whole.
There are several other smaller cities
buried In the vicinity Of POmpci, Her
calancum being the largest. pompcil II
about Ave miles from the crater OF
Ncsuviua. II seems hard to believe the
refuse was thrown so far. ~ present
people live all over the. sides OF the
mountain within n mile OF tnr crater.
The base II covered with vineyards
and orange groves. Some of the best
wine In the world comes from here.
Ascending the mountain you drive up
n road that would break u snakes back
TO follow. part Of the way through
vineyards and orange and lemon
groves Then you drive through large
fields OF lava. spreading over miles OF
ground. one can not imnginc what an
odd. grand and awful sight II ". until
one secs u. There are two or three
crcviccs In the side. where the hot lava
u continually pouring out. ! dipped u
coin In II. burning my fingers FOR my
pains. Other gentlemen lit their cigars
from burning lava. Its bubbling looks
like a big not of mush. numbering and
popping. Continuing ON up 10 che end
~ the road about thrcc-fourthH OF a
mile from the top. we had dinner At a
little hotel and tnen took the train to
the top. The train ~ n sort ~ n switch
back affair called fcnccular From
a AZ 10 n
about ten minutes, sinking knee deep
In black nshcH NJ every step. while the
wind huwla around and about YOU
blowing fine ashes In your face that
cuts like n whip. You can stand ON the
edge Of the crater and look down Into
large punch bowl-phapcd hole ana
can sec nothing but smoke boiling out
I'm dense clouds, while some ashes are
thrown out once IN awhile. You have
to have n government guide To take you
IN, while at the same time forty.
eleven other guides are showing ana
pushing you volunteering their assist
nncc, each telling you how much he "
doing for you. II N impossible TO drive
them away. And they are never salts
fed with what you give them. You
don't want 60 stay long ON top and
when you get down your worst credit
oru wouldn't know YOU. reHemblcd an
Alabama coon or a stoker. Nesuvius
may De picuHuft " NWN -
some writer's VIII tell you
but I thought II n greater pleasure TO
have done with II. A brace Of elo.
plants could not pull me NJ again.
folt and looked like black sieve. OF
course I can boast Of the fact that l
have looked down the crater 81 vol
cano An active one nt that. nut that
doesn't heal the puncturca made In mo
by the sand.
Descending we had an excellent viow
Of Naples. her bay and the surrounding
country. The view equally rivals that
from the sea. The following day |
went TO see the famous blue grotto. It
~ fully up 10 what II II represented. II
~ ON the island OF carpi. and can only
be- visited In fine weather. Leaving tho
steamer you are rowcd through a small
opening In the rocks Just the height
and width OF a common boat. Amor
cracking my head ON the boat seats In
lying down We emerged Into large
cavern. surprising the Monte cfiHto
cave for beauty. The gorgeous blues
reflected from the water turn every lit
tie ripple into silver bubbles. The oars
cutting the water seem Ms though they
were cutting quicksilver. 4 boy dressed
for the purpose dlvcd for money He
looked like n sheet Of rily,ry blue.
while everything was similar In color.
one must see such things before ono
can imagine their beauties. ON my re-
turn to Naples We touched at carpi aud
Sirrcnto. Both these places are very