Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-20

flowers. Only geology can explain this
amazing change on one side Of tho
ridge are the alluyial sand.hats OK
some ancient sea: on the other. tho
rocks, clays, schlst and limestones OF
the oolites. And then such triumphs
Of natures masonry In cliff and noun
tain, such strangely contorted peaks
and intensely red rock surfaces, such
harmouies Of grays and puppies, greens
and blues on a massive cliff, COM
handing the six miles Of fertile valley
between the ridge and Setubal, stands
the ancient Moorish stronghold Of Pal
mlla--still no mean fortress, With iS
square towers and tall battlements.
setubal lying close to the beach, has
its own hill fortress, that OF 81.
Philip, built by Philip III.
besides five other picturesque
forts, stretched along the river. The
town, which the English-who have
murdered 50 many Latin names In cold
blood-mis-called Saint Ubz, is situated
very much like Lisbon, lying a few miles
from the Atlantic, on the north side Of q
great river (the Sado), whose broad
estuary forms a magnificent harbor.
though INSTRUCTED by sand-banks near
its entrance. Never was seen more
beautiful city, as approached in the late
afternoou-lts white houses gltterine
in the sun, In strong contrast TO the
dark green orange groves surrounding
them and the bright blue bay in front.
In the west. overlapping town, valley
and lesser heights stretches the great
Arabia range, peak above peak, to the
Western Ocean" Somewhere in the
foot hills OF those red, treeless noun
talns. two or three thousand feet above
the sea, is the rare, old oloister or
Arabia. within whose staactiie cav
ems, since time immemorlal, body OK
GRAY FRIARs
have passed lives Of auetere devotion,
visited once year by pious pilgrims
from all parts OF Portugal. Like other
monks, these mountain frlars are buried
in unmarked graves, and Il Is said that
n the hunter inadvertently steps upon
the place u holy dust, HE earthly
blessings are numerous forever AFTER
wards
Sebutal stretches three miles or more
along the river bank, faced with broad
quays and spacious warehouses Though
lis population il less than 2O,WO, II -
Portugals fourth city In size and thru
IN commercial importance--owing chief
~ 60 its extensive trade In muscatei
and whit ewines. Considerable guam
titles of oranges, lemons and cork bark
are also exported. 1t is the emporium
Of the Portuguese salt-wOrks, too, mined
a few miles to the eastward. The salt
Is said 10 be the finest for curing fish
and meat, and il principally shipped 90
scandinavian ports Its pllchard and
other fisheries are also OF great value.
There are a number of quaint old
churches in the town. several converts.
a theator. q bull-ring, an arsenal and
handsome monument 20 the poet, Boz
cage. who was born In Setubal--the
name. by the way. being pronounced as
II spelled Say too-vahl. Among its
other notable public buildings
ARE THREE HOSPITALS,
two Latin colleges, the Bomfin with Its
beautiful fountain, the Fonte Nova ana
the Annunclata. Remains OF ancient
walls enclose the town on It's Landslide
and the whole valley Is completely COM
msnded by forts on the hills. rms Is
the site OF the old Roman cilyCetop'iga.
Some jealous authors give II still great
CT antiquity and ascribe us origin 10
Iqoai' a nedI ,arss,inS tbsn the citv Of
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vi W VI. i us, Ia ta.niiv ~ Es,rana-
49, ~" ,,ro,,i,,oa haantlful Roman
puns ts os 49, ,naar,beS almost en-
mus ',sS 80, pnrosn coins and other
antionities which furnish conclusive
evidence that the place dates back 70
SwutOV a. ,be hay from setubsl:
80 in ,hs, rear nv nalace OF the duke
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W $3.50 sn MI az ahou, as0 N Tbeodosius
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~ ~ ., - ~ ,n,,nd On Tynla
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a,ia should have wanted 10
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