The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-29

senSer and freight station. shops for
the repair and renewal of locomotives,
cars. etc, and several hundred feet al
most straight up a high mountain are
the residence of Manager Thomas. cot
LageS OF the railway employees and Of
noes OF the company. A prettier lOca-
ton for a residence cannot be mag
ined, and the house is a grand. south
ern style, two-stOry building. with up-
per and lower verandas, that extend
around the same, and is finished with
narrow matched fine woods. Its rooms
are large and elegant. It's size is about
6OX30 feet. The lower bath is so large
that one can enjoy a swim in il and
the upper one is supplied with a beau
titul tub. The whole house is lighted
by electricity from the plant of the
railway company; therefore il presents
an attractive appearance at night. and
from its veranda a beautiful view Of the
town. valley and mountains can be OBJ
tanned.
The town of Aroa is Spanish built.
having the traditional narrow streets
and peculiar buildings, and stores with
/ tile roofs, and it had TO be fought for
, several times during the revolution.
/ When the rebels first entered the town
/ the houses OF the railway company on
/ The mountain presented too nice an
appearance to be left alone, and very
] soon a1terWard Mrs. Thomas diSCOV-
cred a number of them trying TO get
at her pet horses, COWS. sheep and deer.
/ The English in her constitution arose
IN minute and she deliberately
walked TO where they We're and ordered
them off the premises. She quietly and
yet firmly gave them TO understand
that the animals they were molestinaE
were her property and that she was a
subject Of Great Britain Their are7l-
ments awaited them nothing with this
determined lady and they finally gave
II up as bad job. Her move was q
serious and dangerous one and she de-
serves great credit for her bravery and
d n in ~ 10 hi
were not of the best families of the
country and were fully armed with RI
Hes machetes and revolvers.
"A branch of the Bolivar railway
extends from Aroa station TO
| the copper mines of the Quebrado Cop
| per Mining company. which are sew
eral miles up the mountain, but that
company, an English corporation, for
financial reasons, is not operating the
mines at the present time, and con-
sidera BILE work must now be done on
/ them before they can be worked again,
/ as part of the tunnels have fallen
I in.
The electric light plant of the rail-
way, located at ArOa is excellentIy
equipped and the light il furnishes is
{ the best The shops Of the company.
at the same station, are supplied with
modern machinery, have competent
men and cover a large territory, ano
a complete supply Of the materials,
tools, etc, so necessary for the repairs
1t was my pleasure to attract the in
terest of the brilliant, pleasant bach
elor, Major Thomas BENEFITS Richards,
v D., cashier and accountant of the
Bolivar Railway company, who resides
in a pretty cottage on the mountain at
ArOa, which he has decorated in a very
tasteful manner with oil paintings, cab
inets and photos of kings, queens, prin-
ces and princesses, presidents, admir-
ais, notable generals and celebrated
men and women of the past and pres
ent, all elegantly framed in fine woods.
and who keeps in stock the flag of
every great nation, which he unfurls on
their national holidays. The people Of
ArOa were advised of my arrival by
the American flag on one of the poles
at the majors, and that flag remained
in position during my stay. His title
was given him while in the service@7Jf
her majesty the queen of Great Brit
ain, and he is Tightfully proud of it.
He has served this railway company
for about fourteen years, and the past
and present management recommend
him highly. And can add to his lau-
rels by giving him an enviable reputa-
ton as a mixer of delicious beverag es.
tail" after the drink INDUCED in by a
few Of the people in the United
States.
1.-THE everyday home life Of my host
and hostess is an innovation for this
country, for they really take pleasure
in carrying out in their daily experience
the custom of excellent society in good
old England, and their hospitality could
not baXc~Seen excelled, as everything
was done Tor my enjoyment that could
be thought of to make my stay pleas
ant. Every afternoon we rode about the
country, visiting many places of great
interest to me, had piCnics way up the
river, got caught in transforms, had
awful times trying to start fires with
wet leaves and tWigS, and once, on the
way home, we were obliged to ride for
our lives to escape a wild bull that dis
covered our encrOachment upon his ter
ritory. During that wild ride Mrs
Thomas led the pace, allowing her horse
to leap over logs and rocks and other
obstacles encountered, and taking
chances that gave proof evident Of her
ability as an eQuestrienne.
"Then there were the many visits to
the town; calls of the people, most en-
jOyable evenings at home; cool noun
tain air circulating through my room
at night, all having a tendency to
cause me to realize that this was one
of the most perfect outings 1 ever ex-
perienced, and when the time came to
leave it was with real regret that
said goodbye to these excellent people
My return to Puerto Cabelle was IN
eVentful. but full of enjoyment, for
encountered at FL Hacha station the
secretary of the state of Lara and a
number of the officers of the Vene-
zuelan army, all of whom were old
friends of mine, and the waves of the
! Gulf of Triste were so quiet that we
were enabled to have a jolly time all
the way over I arrived at the con-
sulate at 10 p. m Of the day I left
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