The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-26
Pittsburg Dispatch.)

deavoring to sell their wares at price
twice as high as the same articles could
be purchased in the town. This kind
of selling OF goods prevails in almost all
foreign ports, and the people thus en-
gagged live almost entirely in their
cheap, roughly constructed boats. We
were soon informed of the death of the
American consul at Gibraltar and low
cred our flags to half mast. Captain
Grant went ashore to attend to his OF
fetal business. and then those aboard
were granted shore leave.
English Soldiers Hospitable.
Gibraltar is an Impressive little
town. say little because it is crowded
into such a small space. although 1t has
a. larger population than the space
would indicate, on account of the pulld-
ings being so close together. The town
is built on the hillside of the famous
rock, which is very high and covered
with fortified lions and guns of all de-
scriptions. From the bay the town pre-
sents a yellow appearance, due TO the
material from which most buildings
are constructed and the lack of abund-
ant vegetation. The streets are narrow
and the people generally ride in car
1iages of English pattern. There are
5000 English soldiers on the rock, and
they are very unfriendly with their
near neighbors, the SpaniardS. The
rock is joined to the mainland of Spain
by a sandy causeway, and known as
neutral ground A Spaniard is sentry
at one end and an Englishman at the
other.
The English soldiers were extremely
sociable and hospitable to all the SOL
diers and men from our ship, and many
officers of the English army dined with
us on the ship. The familiar Engllsh
expression, Have wet with US was
often thrown out to our men. 1t was
pleasure to find friends in a foreign
country who spoke the same language
Morocco's War Vessels at Home.
The day following our arrival we
made a trip to Tangiers, Morocco, the
congressional party charterlng sIldil
English boat for the purpose. AS we
approached the harbor we were sur
urised 10 find a few men-of-war IN the
barbor flying the red, or Morocco flag.
From the fact that nearly all the ships
belonging to Morocco were at anchor
in the bav we concluded that they pre-
ferred to remain quietly at nome. we
anchored in the bay, and were roWed 10
a pier in boats of the Moors. SO much
did they jabber and quarrel among
themselves that the children on board
our boat were frightened, and did not
want to go ashore. Their wild appear
ance and color of skin and dress OF
the natives were also enough TO
brighten those who are timid. When
we arrived on the pier we had to pay
cents each to go to the city and III
cents to return to the boat.
The town presented a very plctur-
esque appearance from the harbor.
Like Gibraltar it is built upon a hill
side. and the building on the top re-
sembles some of the ancient buildings
at Rome The buildings in general are
very high, and some of them are
neatly and prettily decorated. The
vestibules in some of the houses nave
fine paintings on the walls.
A Donkey Transportation Line.
When we passed through the gates
into the city we were confronted by
number of boys with donkeys, asking |
us to get on and ride. We did not |
understand them We then went to |
the market place on top of the hill. |
Here we decided to take donkeys and |
ride. We learned that those ahead in |
the party had arranged for guide and !
that they had these people in charge |
of the donkeys to go with US, and when |
we stopped in a building we did not |
know the system was in such state |
of perfection to have the boys wait for |
us on the outside. We accordingly |
paid them off and had to hire again. !!
The streets are so narrow and the DON |
keys were oftentimes crowded so close |
together that it was impossible to turn |
around.
Then such time as we did have. |
The natives would kick each others !
donkeys, push and hit each other. And |
such a babble of voices! We visited |
the bazaar where many of the natif'e |
products were sold, stopped long |
enough to have our pictures taken in
front of the home of the minister of |
Morocco. and passed by his harem,
where the women, wives of army Of
ficers, purchased trinkets, and then
spent a few minutes at the prison. We
passed through the winding streets,
where we saw the homes of wealthy
Russians. Spaniards and French. We
climbed higher and higher until we
again reached the market place near
the highest point of the hill.
Il was market day and the stands
made by two uprights and burlap for
canvas contained the edibles used by
the natives.
We then began the descent, and after
passing along a road of the only trees
saw we were at the bottom of the
hill. near the garden of the Hotel Cecil.
The expense of a ride for a day on
donkey is about 20 cents. We returned
home by the small boat and the fol-
lowing day left Gibraltar for Malta.
The Isle of Malta Visited.
The natives OF Malta have dark skin
and wear robes and rough-looking yell
low sandals. They oftentimes may be
seen sleeping on the door steps, and
the beggar and cripple hold out their
hands for aims from the passersby.
Representative Joy of Missouri con-
Quoted the excursion. Three days af-
ter leaving Gibraltar we sighted a
lighthouse which proved to be on the
island of Malta. We passed fleet of
warships, and when we attempted to
draw near them they signaled to each
other and hurried away. They dis
played no ensign, but as they could
see our flag they were no particular
friends of ours. They may have been
German or Russian. 1t was an inter- ] {
esting, though disappointing scene, for / 5
there were five in number, and they
went in such unison as to leave the {
impression of so many fish swimming
away from their captors. We dropped
anchor in the bay at midnight. and {
early in the morning We're close into {
the harbor, in the midst Of the great
Mediterranean fleet of English and nu-
merouS merchant ships of France, Por- '
tugal. Turkey and Germany
The city of Voletta. the capital of l
Malta. presented a grand spectacle. /
-sine Gibraltar and Tangiers, it is built +!
upon a very high hill. The city is sur t
by a stone wall. and much of {
il is of natural formation. The walls c
were unusually high, and only a few c
vines which grew on the walls and an
occasional tree were green. The build j
ings are built from tile and gave a /
yellow tinge to the city.
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