Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-21

than black spots In the ahorownrd
buns, inilrntinE the mouths ~ these
caves. II iH worth rowing back 20 them
rom bafacua. No thorough cNplurn.
ton u their Processes has ever boon
made, but petflnOd cnaula and many
strange relies found near their en-
frances show traces ~ the nbofirinoH.
Harucuaia tiny hnrhur IL OK.
tremcly dinicult Of access through
the usual narrow and wind.
Ing channel Characteristic Of
the coasts Of cuba. when once inside
the iand-locked bay. whose tranquil
waters mirror the hiucst skies aud
Erecnest hills ana tailogi palms lmngln-
able. you realize the truth NJ the glow
Ing report which Columbus gave u IL
70 his sovereirna. lie named it Puerto
santos mort of the Saints" and dca.
fcibod 10 IN these quaint wordHi THE
lncnlty or The rivers, through which
the sand az The bottom may be- aOon: tho
mult'tuies Of palm treos 81 various
forms the llghtOst and most beauti.
ful have ever met together with nm In.
unity M great and green trees. the hirda
In rich plumngo and tho voriurc 0f the
Fields. render this country oh most
beauty That % aurpaascH an others n
charm ana traces. as day doth ths night
IN luatre. ] have been 90 overwhelmed
nt the sight ~ Ho much beauty that
truly ! know not how to relate ID 10
your mnjoFtics'
The traveller " today finds himself In
similar pfudlrament. for words IAN iu
depicting the supreme lnveilnesa nf this
region, whether viewed from the sea. or
from the hills that rise behind nnrn-
Goa. Graceful palms fringe the shores
and ndorn the slopes. mountains no
their heads above "a
SEA or FOREST.
which to retain an ~ prlmovni frcsh-
ness and majesty; while the great tai
hlc-tuprDd mesa, Ulusy behind the town
II tho most cnnHplcuouH feature FOR
many miles. This singular mountain
stlll beam ~ aboriginal name. Yunque.
and about 10 many traditions cling To
this day the natives declare that nt an
times the face and figure ~ the mar
tyrcd cuciquu, Hntucy who was burned
az tho stake by the greedy spaniards.
IN tho hope that he would disclose the
secret ~ hidden gold. (which ala not
exiaU'=may be- clearly traced on tho
Nunuucr perpendicular clina that over
look tho valley that he loved. Columbus
reached this place late Ia october and
spent several weeks searching Tor
"hphlp." another mythical place whcru
De had been told was plenty ~ gold.
hut finding mono. h. sailed away early
IN December steering straight across
the channel Tor the cloud-iiko mountains
Of Haul. However 10 was owing 20 hla
glowing report of "Purrtl Santos"
NOV liamcoD. that twenty vcaus later
Diego Nclnsqucz came over and found
the town. which he christie. ID by tho
pondcrouH title or In Cui1ad DC Nues.
ira Sonora de Va Asuncion He created
a bishopric ~ lt appointed civii officers
ana liked his own residence here. but
somehow the city never amounted 90
much. though more favorable site
cannot be- found IN Cuba. on an Span
lsh maps Il still figures under the ola
high.aounding name. but the rest of the
world knows 10 na liarncoa. II has now
about 5000 Inhabitants anu u important
only ~ shipping point OF immense
quantities Of plne-appleH. coconnuts
ana bananas. A. certain seasons It's