Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-05
DEsEREr EVENING NEWS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1899.

reduced In size The wrist IL marked
with warts of bold. rocky headiandH
whore the channel enters the sea. one
side generally much lower than the
angle OF the shore. between the hnrbor
entrance on one side and the ocean on
the other. stands the Moro, "thc Cas-
tlo on the prumuntory' formidable
enough az the time Il was erected.
AZ Cicnfuegol, the most important
hnrbur ON the southern coast, there ia
nn such fort, although to beautiful and
cummudl0us bay presents the usual fea-
turcg. Probably the reason why
Moro castle IN lacking here may be
found In the fact that Cicnfuegos a
% cuuplc OF centuries younger than
Hnvann, Santiago. Trinidad and
Mntnuzla. Spain had fallen into her
days of decadence before the compara-
lively new city came into prominence.
ana the era had gone by when she com
sidCrcd "a worth while 10 fortify her
American possessions with the massive
aud picturesque castles Of medieval
times, which would go down like 20
many cHn.ahclla before modern urtli.
lory Back " Cienfucgos there Is
"a hump, which Cuhnus dignity M n
mountain. though u ig nothing more
than n respectable HILL Just big enough
60 break the monotony ~ tho Hat
country surrounding H. The harhor
~ shipping can be feen only az close
Wow. You remember how Commodore
fchicy. when he came this way IN quest
NJ the Spanish Meet. thought he saw
che maHtH uf CcrycrH'B ships Ia Cicn-
fucrod'.
SHELTERED HARBon.
ana was about 10 enter In hot pursuit,
when the Insurgents brought HIN word
that the hgct was Tar 90 The eastward.
The three large rlvor that empty Into
ticnfucgos bay enrich u past comput-
lux being nnvlgahie for small craft a
long distance iulnnd-u matter OF euor-
NOUS consequence in "a r1adlesH Coun-
Try. The cunt0 D. the most important
river iu cuba, being nhvlnahle sixty
miles above the sea and penetrating
the richest producing diairicL
During the late war, the spanish uvn-
eru fuudo held the rivers mouth.
but the great wnter-hiFhwny 90 the In
teflur was practically controlled by
Garcia. who had hls camp only a fow
miles above.
Next comes tho bay Of Trinidad. with
~ trinity OF ports and itH whltc-wailcd
city clinglng like a collection % bir,is-
no8ts TO the side Ia villa mountain. a
thousand foot above the sea that Hlla-
tens IN front The lovely harbor ~ all
most land-l0ckcd. but 10 shallow ga
60 dohAr vessels drawing more than
ton itNh or MntDrs tnHllln, the worst
port NJ the thrce. n generally used. a.
u Hes At tho head Of tho inlet. 20
shallow IL tho water that all vessels
must load by means Of lighters and get
away ~ quickly 40 possible. 10 avoid
rtrlcklng fast on the sandy bottom.
Yet the shabby little port enjoys
large trade IN prosperous tlmHu. rrin-
cipally In sugar and honey u has *
tonHlvc whnrypH and warehouses and n
rather handsome station FOR the short
railway leading 10 Trinidad aud twgn-
~ miles or an beyond
IT, next port o. call on our eastward
way " Santiago. nearly twice ~ far
from Trinidad no from that point west.
ward 10 tho Isle Of Pines. 10 avoid
THE DANGEROUS REEFS,
Ia ClcnoEn" stands Tar out 10 sea,
pursuing her courre midway between
the Cuymun group and Cuyoi de las
pucc beUuna. Morning nnds Us round
Ing Cahu Do cruz. the picturcaque
hondland which forms the southwest
tip " tho great triangular province
N Santiago De cuba; and thcncoforth
the mountains keep ua company.
orowdinF down close 10 the ael and
pecring over one another'H shoulders US
arc bare and deaolate enough. but the
dark heights behind them are forbid
ding beyond description. They are anid
90 contain incompatible stores o. min
cr1l wsalth, and though apparently In
accessible, have been mined, hero and
there. since EARLIEST times, Tho nbor-