Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-12


which is built the house the front Of
which is close up TO the sidewalk The
outward appearance OF the houses
would not warrant TO the casual OBJ
server the comfort and beauty OF the in
teriors. 4 balcony &dorns the second
story and tall, full length double shut
ters communicate with the interior.
These shutters are open during The
early moruing aud unul about 10
O'Clock when they are closed and ali
inside is darkened to keep il cool,
Again in the peighborhood Of ) O'Clock
they are opened and the people viii
taking the air After dinner short
rest and then for the promenade in
the cool OF the evening, To look down
one of the residence streets durtnS the
heat of the day You might we'll mag ne
yourself in a graveyard for all the signs
of life apparent And what a trans
formation this evening promenade
brings about, rhe gay calors auorn-
ing the women and the SpoteSS white
duck of the men 20 to form a very at
tractiye picture
"A place no one making this rip
should neglect To visit is the market
1t is the busiest place in town from 6 to
10 in the morning. 1t is situated IN 4
square set apart for il and consists Of
IA large open building occupying the
central portion, and a line OF booths
entirely surrounding this bull ling In
side and protected from the san are
the perishable goods articles IF food
staples, etc, While outside You find 4
great variety, This is the best place
to pick up real novelties souvenirs, etc.
The people are not slow to appreciate
the fact that tourists want lust such
things, and although there are not a
great many tourists as yet, they are
preparing for more and are expecting
a large trade in these goods. The
prices OF these novelties or rather the
prices asked for them are exhorbitant
but by sharp bargaining you can most
always obtain what You want at 4
comparatively low price.
"A visit to the San Cristobal BATTERY
is interesting in the extreme, but the
same conditions are here apparent as
in MORO. 1t commands both the in
terror of the harbor and the seacoast
east of MORO to good advantage At
many places along the Seashore are
evidences Of Admiral SIMPSONS bonn
bardment Of the city, but in the heart
OF town most of the damage has been
! repaired so that in only few spots
one sees the effects of it,
"A description of one of the Porto
lean cities is applicable To them all in
a general way. they differing only in
details and surroundings. Leaving
! san Juan the next stop of any import
ance is Aricebo. This lies to the west
about 20 miles and is not "A particularly
interesting place 1t is fairly enter
prising and has, as most coast towns
have, improved a great deal since
of the town are large fruit plantations
and some rich country may be seen by
taking a half-day's drive Oranges,
bananas, pineapples mangoes and
lines all grow in abundance. The
present crop, however has been severe
| ~ blighted on account of the hurric me
a few months since. The oranges are
! very excellent and amazingly cheap. O.
centavos tlo cents American per hun
dred Bananas are not such as are
common here, but are short and IL 70
through the center and have a peculiar
flavor, resembling that of a sweet ap-
pie. They are called fig bananas.
PineappleS are delicious and cheap as
well, an American quarter buying from
four to six according to the size. The
other fruits are thrifty looking and are
as good as they look; so we were told
but being advised to leave them alone
we did not indulge to any extent.
From Aricebo to Aguadilla and
| MayagueZ ON the west coast Is short
trip and also very beautiful one on
account Of the scenery along the coast
! The country is quite mountainous ana
here and there you get a glimpse OF a
beautiful valley and by the aid Of a
glass the plantations are easily distin
guished
Aguadil}a is small town 4 snort
distance to the southwest Of Aricebo
and is Of note as being the first Land
ing place Of Columbus on his voyage
of discovery A cross cut in a large
Istone marks the exact spot A great
deal Of bay oil and bay rum is exported
from here but the supply is mostly con
trolled by two or three houses two in
France and one in the United States.
Il is Of excellent quality and brings a
good price. The town is generally
very clean and the inhabitants receive
tourists with considerable show OF
good feeling.
At Mayague2 is found the only