The Republican journal., 1900-12-06
NORTHERN SPAIN.

;aI cores p0nuence VI lie journal.
| o. 1900. The traveller who
.s ia become acquainted with
,p must not neglect its less fire.
..aj northern coast, which differs
r1py from the southern as the
,c regions of Michigan differ
rbe rice and cane lands of Louis
ID is Il common saying in France
@., Nfdta begins at the Pyrenees;;"
.rnrubering that no nation on
ALI is quite so conceited as Spain's
n. ueighbor, which claims mo-
of the fashion and refinement
r-.a,t we should place the border
IN civilization where it proper
...r.- un the other side of Gibral-
... BvJgos to Bilbao-the seaport
.... ut tle province of Vizcaya-is
Gours' journey by the great
pain Railway; but the seem
pople, the character of the
... ..Iige as completely in those
... .-I Wien you cross the Pyre-
rance. Ancient Bilbao
.u auoUt the year 1900, by Don
r. ulc he flaro, the name mean
. p0rt'-is now one of the
... -..c.ie and up-to-date cities in
- M Manchester of the peninSu-
t4- been several times reduced
Uy COMMANDMENT and conha-
..-.. ITS lulldings are almost entire
.-... d because of its bravery in
....-.- egcs. its full title, long ago
...-..u d., The Crown, is La lnvicta
T.H G,bao. Twice during the civil
o..,ea- + tnsuccessfully beseiged by
a.DIn sis. and again, as late as 1874,
gI- ul0narded for seventy-two days
- result except the killing of
.ureruous Spaniards. Nowadays
e q, much English as Spanish
.s IA. u HE wide, straight streets, so
luse of the southern cities, and
8 has become second only to Ant
5r-a " Jhc Importance of its British
.... Long lines of steamers are
..,-utN loading ore along the left
..g.t IIe river for Cardiff, Newcas |
t- Newport and Glasgow: and on the !!
s,- aux prosperous English col
e-tabIished itself. with schools, !
a reading rooms in town. |
~ War with America, the rich /
M c~ IN the neighboring noun
+ mostly fallen into the hands !
capitalists. and last year the !
4iWing, registered at Bilbao |
wMIted to $3.50, 1S7 tons.
ta 'a~ town more pictureSquely !
M M ham this, in the mountain !
:.,' 4 lyer, nine miles above the |!
a ray, The river. by the way. !
H.or variety of names. The |
rr 70 Nervian. the French, !
tr l'asques. who own it and |
",.. ...u-lt to be the best author
u tile old title. Ibaizabal. |
cough the city it runs, divid- |
be .4 town from the new. and
n four beautiful bridges. |
wa NEST interesting bridge, |
de SAN Antonio'-a mas
Of stone, with three mag
s. dates back to the 14th !
-. .-d lie newest. q fine suspen-
steel and iron, was COM |
-." lie last twenty years. \ !
W money has been expended !
the river, including a |
WrakWater at its mouth, be |
nud costing, with its pier,
'.. Ne over ten million dollars. |
A- makes the finest harbor of /
rUgalete. real port at
mouth: but to this day all |
b.. sells have to anchor and dis
uH ndrgoes there, while only !
80. &, meIS and lighters come up to
ta
4-uld city in its picturesque
d4W -etting pronounced by the
'' s. peeled Beel-bah-oo) contains
Nm population of about $1,000. |
de of the river it is purely
"4arw'dI. as rushing and bustling as
a'lr { hicago; but you have only
.o-> Il bridge to find yourself at
'-lA toreign country, and century
.'"o Nel'nd the times. The smaller
'fu Niejo' old town is the same
sd" -yied in history as the seat of the
"-'s onSolado Comercio, originally
94 Shed at Burgos, having the high
iority i'll Spain as a CONNER
q" lunal Its irregular streets
'' ''o udrrow to admit of two
edges abreast, and lazy citizens
"'-' Stake hands out of opposite Win
"t lie very tall stone houses,
47alnt, projecting roofs afford
SHELTER from sun and rain. 1t
Wy" 81 'aese dim alleys that two-thirds
f aNs population were slaugh-
4 cold blood during the Carlist
'' 'H ls335, when the valient Zu-
-''O gUi received his death wound,
o]t until succor arrived. The
"+ are the queerest people we
i'e. III spain, both in customs and |
H-N Here the tall, strong, blue !