Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-20

SueCldi ADllN0lNA@N''f
corte. Corsica. March iO--Wlthin the
last ouar,er.century SURPRISING
change has occurred in Corsica in the
matter OF highways and railroads. a
few years ago whoever journeyed into
the interior took his HE in his hand
together with all the cash he could
muster ana prepared to endure extra
ordinary hardship. Nowadays one
meets with few difficulties in trayers-
ing the island from end to end, Besides
several short railway lines, II Is better
provided with well-payed roads than
any other equally mountainous country
Of Europe. Though about as large as
the state Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hum
bred and fourteen miles long with an
average width Of fifty m!les)-it has
nearly two thousand kllometers Of
government highways, known as
Routes Nauonales and Routes For
estres. The former makes the circuit
of the island, near the coast and con-
meets the principal cities, while the lat
ter criss-crosses the wild interior in all
directions Tail stones, set up at reg
ular Intervals, mark the kilometric dis
tances Of both; and while the coast.
road Is broad as any boulevard and
kept In e1cei-nt repair, there are few
places along the Routes Forestres, even
In the heart Of the hills, which four
wheeled vehicles may not pass with
tolerable safety, SO much, at least,
have the de,esied French accomplished
for ungrateful Corsica Dlligenoies
make daily trips over most Of these
roads but by far the better way-fOr
foreigners travelling IN small parties
is 20 hire a private carriage. A two
seated vehicle. resembling an open
phaeton, equipped with oil-cloth cur
tains 20
SHUT OUT THE RAIN.
with two sturdy island ponies and q
driver, may be obtained for fifteen 70
twenty francs a day, or an average
OF three American dollars, Not only Is
this considerably cheaper than the
numbering diligence, with It's odorlfer-
Gus cargo and mixed company, but in
iinltely pleasanter and safer In this
land Of hatred and sangulnary fueds.
II would be hard to find a stage-load OF
natives among whom was not one VIE
tim OF the vendetta-and flying bullets
are no respecters Of persons, you know.
In private yehlcle-besides the pleas
ure OF choosing your own company
you can stop where you like, and stay
as long as YOU wish, and thus learn the
country to the best advantage. But,
as In other wild and thinly populated
regions, you will be wise to 20 on all
such excursions well fortified with
food supplies, and small alcohol lamp.
or some other modern contrlvance for
making tea and coffee. The hotels OF
Corslca-though leaving considerable
to be deslred--are by no means as bad
as many in which we have paid higher
prices, for they give you clean beds
ana a kindly welcome. As to the food.
tnat Is altogether a matter OF taste.
II you are so addicted to certain lit
Ne round OF edlbles that you cannot
make out on something else. you
would much better stay at home. Cors-
can cooking Is not such as you would
tolerate for minute In New York CITY
but there is always plenty Of fruit.
vegetables, bread, and native wine or
chocolate; and II
SHORT ON FISH,
flesh and fowl, Il may do you good TO
turn vegetarian for a time. But the
sreat trouble In the interior is that
iotels OF any sort are like the visits
u angels--eXceedingly few and far be.
,Ween, There are miles and miles
Where neither bite nor SUP is procur.
able, where neither love nor money win
seet you so much as mug
u soal mix or handful OF |
,hestnuts' The wretched little groups
u stone cabins. called by courtesy VII |
ages Furnish nothing for the susie
rance or man or beast, and the people |
lre 70 poor lazy and Indifferent, or TOO |
ngrossed In their own feuds. grievances |
ma struggles TO live, TO care rap IL |
iou were starving
From Atacclo 10 Bastla by way Of |
'orte' Is a cerriage-trip OF about one |
hundred and fifty kilometres. and &C.
'upies ut least two days You NAV
make II much quicker by rail. or dill |
renee but take my advice and stick 10 |
our own good company The tourney |
'Ver the mountains Is strange alter /
latlon or savage desolatlon and en-
'hantng beauty. The lofty mountain
masses sending out spurs and offshoots
N all directions, with beautiful little
alleys between them. keep you con-
family climhing-sometlmps 10 snow
lad elevations then down through deem
aylnes ~ widest aspect. and long
lark narrow Forges shut IN by mac.
'essible preclpeces Anon. gloomy for
SITS stretch FOR miles, their tall trunks
n close ranks, end interviewer foliage
making perpetual twilight. The chest.
M woods ~ Corsica are famous
throughout the world, you know: ana
ne nine-trees. often growing To the
leight OF one hundred and fifty feet
"a they 80
SUPPLIED THE NAvIEs
4 antiquity Such enormous chestnut
rees are not 10 he found anywhere else
n Europe, and their fruit is the noun
alneer's stan OF life. as well as an i'm
'ortant article Of export.
The central and highest portion ~
ne island-called Rotondo, t'roundO.
'eeause OF steep and jagged cliffs
anged In a cIrcle-is extremely aim.
ut Of access. but Of course more
emptng on that account. You must
cave your carriage FAR behind. and
ven sure-footed donkeys cannot ascend
he weary trail known to the natives
s Seal" Colossal fights OF steps. OF
rimeYal reddish granlte-partly the
york Of nature and partly dug out OF
he rock by human labor-mount up-
,ard, mile after mile, Huge block upon