Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-10-17
TRONTON. MO. THURSDAY. OCTOBER II 1 9O1.
NUMBER II.

and long draperies. We went to the
galleries which are tunnels in the
solid rock and were made during the
great siege in 1882. 1t was interest
ing to see King ST.. Bell Lane and 9TH
er names that meant English speaking
people. The climb was made through
narrow streets that were sometimes
long series of steps. We went up to
the Artillery Barracks where we all
had to sign our names and wait for a
soldier to conduct US through the gal
leries. There were numerous soldiers
about waiting to change guard | think.
They had fresh complexions and
straight backs. Most of them had
suits of linen:like material and very
large white hats. The one who took
lus through was very fine looking.
There are occasional openings through
to the outside in which are placed can
non or rapid firing guns. Shot and
balls are stored away and huge zinc
reservoirs for water. The tunnels
were chilly. We went through the
lower ones. Special passes are re-
quired to admit one to the others where
the newer guns are kept. There are
three or four hundred batteries. The
guns we saw are for saluting purposes
merely. Some of the views from the
openings were very fne. We could
look down and see the British Gene
terry, beyond it the neutral ground. a
wide stretch of low sandy ground, and
beyond Spanish town with a huge
round building which we were told
was the bull-fght arena. There are
six thousand soldiers stationed at Glib
raltar. Our guide said his duty was
to patrol the lower gallery at night,
walking back and forth in the dark
through those empty passages. At
first Gibraltar was disappointing to me,
but as I see it in different positions 1t
is taking on the imposingness that it
ought to have. We came down from
the Galleries and took carriages and
were driven past the house of the Gov
ernor, George White, who has been in
Ladysmith fighting the Beers, then
past the Roman Catholic church and
through a double gate. Over one gate
were the Spanish arms, over the other
the English. Beyond the gates was
small parade ground, where twice a
week parades are held, and the Alame-
da-the Gardens. There were geranl-
ams, heliotrope, foliage plants and
very fine cork trees with huge excres-
cences on the trunks. There were or
namental beds showing the Queens
initial, on one side of bridge, and
from the other side we looked down
into bed of plants that made two
Maltese crosses, key, three gates and
British flag. Boys selling huge fans
with fancy bull-fght scenes on them
ran along by the carriages.
We took little steamer over from
Gibraltar because we wanted to take
an early train to-day and it would save
time to be over here. There is no r.
r. connection with Gibraltar. We
shall change the plan and go to Seville
tomorrow, instead of Granada, because
the train goes only twice week or
perhaps three times to Madrid and we
must get there at just such time. It
will be better to put the Alhambra at
the end as climax. You may thank
the change of plan and this unavoida-
BILE wait for this letter which may be
the only one from Sprin. We sail form
Gibraltar September 9Th and expect to
reach New York Setember 18th.
CLARA MAY.