The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-09-28
ISLA DE PINOS.

>.i+,. Corona. the Birthplace of Evanee-
.5,s tisneros, who is now Mrs. Carlos Car
.,neu. a Happy Wife and Mother. At
uu4uc in Habana.
-,e.jaI Correspondence of Tie Journal
IVA GERoNA, Isle OF PINES, Aug
Lis big island, with an area of more
.- sN hundred square miles, has only
-7 small towns-Nueva Corona, its capt
AL md Santa Fe, fifteen miles farther
.a. To reach them you must sail
uH to the northern coast, winding in
.r yut the channels between hundred
...u lays and islets, all green with man
r.e thiCkets. Nueva Corona lies three
from the sea, up the river Casas,
IS wharf comes once d week the
steamer ''Protectora'' from Bata-
lie southern port OF Habana prov
santa Fe has port of its own,
niles distant, called Jucaro, on the
Fe river, several miles above the
Hy9n. Vessels drawing more than
.-.l Of water cannot approach either
tuet VI SHALLOW water over the
lie mouths Of the rivers.
mbarking at Jucaro, you see a few
keys, lounging on its tumble down
He>ides a quantity of railway ties,
beams and tobacco poles, piled up
a'rtation and beyond, find two or
ntiQuated volantes and as many OK
waiting to convey passengers and
lggage to Santa Fe. Though its
tut population is less than two hun
,he town is a famous one. on account
wonderful thermal springs, which
a> believe will almost resuscitate the
The drive thereto from Jucaro is
sperence to linger in the memory.
ieerepit volante is drawn by three
harnessed tandem, and over their
the driver t1ourishes his whip with
aged ''Mulas- all h. h -hw that make
ae!kin ring, as you are ratified along
-ony road at a pace which threatens
~llnt YOUR own frame together with
the vehicle. After the sand dunes
mangrove vegetation of the coast,
> a desolate region of cacti and dwarf
rtoes So like the Arizona desert
YOU involuntary look around for rat
~alkes and Gilamonsters; gradually
aced, as the hills are neared by
y grass, ceibas and yellow pines
Entity steep and quilted byways make
transit no longer possible and you
A yourself in tern-d raped canons arch
with living green. which by contrast to
cast scenery have the effect of com
-o dim cathedral aisles from a com
ace city street and the impressive
-- 4 a line quotation from the Bible in
.ow journal.
Nretched little hamlet is we'll named
Faith. for it requires a great deal
ar intangible commodity to make
tie its many discomIorts. \ wide,
pace i'll the centre Of the village.
by courtesy plaza is given over
.ps Of garbage tud discarded cans,
" dogs and wandering donkeys.
.I this general dumping ground the
'atched cottages are built, stray
into irlegular uupaved streets.
lao iuD oI other public aecommo-
ion man OF beast, and the sooner
.r cut Vi the wretcued place the
SO You re-enter tie diIapidated
and proceed at once to the springs.
in The heart of low. green hills is
ebrated spa, with nothing To indi-
Us existence until you are family upon
a brook or two from which as
4- steam gives warning of waters
s4llly heated. A sudden turn in the
eveals a surprising transformation
from Santa Fe - several stately
-gIes, built of stone, surrounded by
fully kept grounds, with many well
people lettering under the trees
ling in hamm0cks swung in wide
has. These stone and marble casas
-e spa hotels, to which, for many
the wealthiest Cubans and titled
t.n-Fenerals from Spain, and invalids
All parts Of the West Indies, have
lon health and recreation In their
cool rooms you may tiDd some of
mforts of life; but of course great
acking which under present cir
1ances cannot be supplied. By and
Wien prosperity is restored to long
sr-1ng Cuba, some Northern bonifaces
1me down here with sufficient CAPT
ui make an ideal resort. And with
U will come other much needed i'm
ements, such as dredging the mouth
river and constructing a tram line
tween Jucaro and Santa Fe. The eli
i,, If the whole island is as near absolute
l-e'ion as can be found this side of
e5ten-the dry, pure air cooled by ocean
~, and Odorous Of the health Civ
9reath of pine forests. Besides the
medicinal springs, are several deep
Iog pools, of about blood temper
e. At present only one of the latter
i>ed-that named ''Templada, ITEM
Itej near the Santa Rita hotel. A house
cen erected over it, divided into COM
meuts for ladies and gentlemen, each
icing twelve feet by six, with four