The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-07-04


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speedily claim the soldiers, without any
waste of ammunition. Under the hot
autumnal sun, the exhalations from the
swamp became virulent poison, which
none could withstand. Young and old
went down before it, and in month the
stricken camp acquired the name of
LA Cimetare." Years afterward the
French Government had the swamp
drained, and now Boufarih is healthy
and hourishing market for cattle and
agricultural produce, with wide, clean,
well-shaded streets and large squares,
through each of which flows stream
of clear water.
You might profitably spend week at
Blidah, the next city of account on the
line, in the centre of the orange groves
whose product is sold in the markets of
Algiers and exported to France in large
quantities. The Atlas mountains over
shadow the two, and on the other side
stretches the beautiful Metidja plain.
For miles around the air is perfumed
with the scent of orange blossoms; every
country road is shaded by trees and
bordered with little streams of running
water, brought down from the hills.
The Place d Armes, or principal square,
is surrounded by arcaded houses, and
planted with double rows of trees
Bildha is a fortified town, with military
buildings on an extensive scale, large
cavalry quarters and barracks which
accommodate three thousand men. The
five gates in the walls, through which
only ingress and egress is possible, are
named ''Portes'' Bab-es-Sebt, de Blot,
de Bah Zaouia, de Bah ell Rabah, d Alger
du Camp DIES Chasseurs. There are
orange gardens to be visited i'll the
vicinity, and the Bots Sacri, (''sacred
woodS') a group of magnificent olive
trees in the public gardens west of the
city, and about two miles beyond the
walls is the ravine of Oued ell kebir,
whose picturesque beauty is worth GO
ing far to see. At the head of the ravine
stands the venerated koubbas, (tombs)
of Sid Ahmed El-kebir, who died in
1880, and his two sons. Interesting fetes
take place here every year on the Proph-
cts birthday.
About hundred miles beyond Algiers
you come to the most sacred baths of
northern Africa; or rather, you stop at
the station called Bou Media, and an
omnibus, which meets the mail train
from Algiers, conveys you five or six
miles to Hannah R'Irha The road
leads along the bank of the Oued river
Djer, among fig and olive trees, and
then by numerous zig Gags, mounts
nearly two Thousand feet to the springs.
They occupy the site of the ancient
Roman station known as Aquae Cali
dae, of. which only enough fragments
remain to show that it was once place
of Importance. There are are several
fine French hotels; the Endorsement
DIES Baines, surrounded by beautiful
garden, the hot springs themselves, and
another pension farther down the hill,
being the property of NJ. Alfonso Aries
Dafour. There are several hospitals
here, military and civil, and public
houses of all classes, from the SWEETEST
and most expensive to the modest pen
sion at two francs per diem. The wa
tiers of Hammam R'Irha are of two
kinds-the hot saline, with temperature
1853 degrees Fair; and the gaseous and
slightly ferruginous, used for drinking.
The latter-called by the Arabs Ain ell
Karis-issue from pavilion in the vii
lage within an easy walk from the prin-
cipal hotels. 1t has the usual taste and
odor of added eggs, but when mixed
with wine, in the French fashion, is not
so bad. The effect of half dozen
glasses day, and as many more as one
can swallow, is simply marvellous on
persons affected with govt and rheuma-
tism; and as this-is the only place with
in convenient distance from Europe
where baths can safely be taken in the
winter time, The hotels are crowded the
year around.
The city of Oran-capital of the
province of the same name, residence
of the General commandant, of the
Bishop, Project, and commander of the
attendance Divesionnaire-is naturally
of great Importance in local annals. 1t
is a port Of entry, at the head of the
Gulf of Oran, only 225 miles east of
Gibraltar. Like Algiers, it is triangular
in form, rising on the steep slope Of
the Djebel Murdjadio. High above
the town, on the summit of this ridge,
stands the Fort of Santa Cruz, and a
little lower down that of st. Gregoire.