The Republican journal., 1902-11-27
.,ho CITY and its Surroundings.
Fisheries of Venezuela.

'"' .raspondence of The Journal
lN AFRO. VENEZUELA, Oct. IA,
NAh,n., should bear in mind that
les ,at inland sea of Maracaibo-
Tbs ,stween Colombia and Vene-
Eedg'T If claimed by the last named
fl7@ .s = part of the State of Zulia
colH'' Inoared and thirty seven miles
- On, ho,veeu seventy and one hun
Gls Has vide: and that the city of
o.. 1'@ .any name, with a population of
tlt ' forty thousand, is situated
lt'"' foot of the lake and on its
Dt"' .rore The vast body Of water
V''' tts.u tour hundred miles of
line .ud receives tribute from
'N' IH7,lred rivers and smaller
%'' ,,sa, of them navigable long
.... milo the heart of Venezuela
'.. .5,.rlug republic of Colombia.
.' ,ss raaa round about is extremely
..u. we'll watered and invigor-
.,tIr4l heat and constant hui
also a region of eXcep-
.... ulntSs so near to the
. 4e as we'll as scenically
..-- .nz boIdered on the south
A.. foothills of the Andes,
ie-ucally, range above
-.eu-.apped mountain masses
.,... ... lost iii the clouds. The
which contains Lake
.Ians also portions of
..... .s upon one of their foot
...r.t. ,ation of something over
...--..I t+et, stands the ancient
... .,. a one of the largest in
,,.a4. ut destroyed by the earth
...... .- Merida has now about
-... md inhabitants, and APP
........ a0 uleWing its old-time pros
..-t. M.e- uc doubt, to the recent
...,Hls et railway communication
ALI. mrt at river and lake naviga-
s. -.tn..rs ilstant. 1t does not re-
...... rrHeIo vision to foretell that
...a..- .aof Venezuela is destined to
,,f mast prosperous and popu-
.- ru W} because of its greater
ra-y .auIety and productiveness,
5--3s. reason of its matchless lake
mmiu- waterways, which afford
.-,0t. urts of the republic convenient
ares. fa markets of the world.
Eaugaln City occupies sand bank
r.sahp eet above the level of the
M NotA thstanding a pest of heas,
a-, u0 tUel singing and creeping
-H.s m fQe fact that its mean an
rM nWIature is above eighty de-
s-a F.'1ttneit, 1t is considered re-
MraU Neaithy, AS tropical cities go.
&tl guar fact that sunstroke is
.l-n@nl4 The tropics, and in spite of
t. .s-ry heat and occasional cpl
leM.. -.s dpath-rate of Maracaibo
-.tF over according to popu-
..n. Oil -uac OF New York. Boston
.I- How ever, foreigners may
-, Ws.- the acquaintance of the
n-r-eE Icy d little carelessness in
@g.-- Midday sun, when all the
Q 4 iking its needed siesta,
N l-T9 too freely in fruits
I5 # gardiente. By the way,
8r#- --lt Of the city, far out in
te H.. H. see a group of lovely
rag~ stands; but do not let
lv IVES curiosity tempt you to
.s dlion for they are occu-
I~ -e and Increasing colony of
eyes
G4a larbor would be the very
'>. uela. were not the passage
'T-. Hmubus' Gulf of Sorrow"
t"tu #goon), and the lake proper,
s.A.a Tat vessels drawing more
aa Twelve teet of water cannot GO
-D- 4 with safety. Right here is
ar dn'7 for some enterpriSing
iNs'r knack at engineering to
.34t yarlasting fortune, by OBJ
- -Hm the enezuelan govern
'a.uable concessions in con-
N.. deepening this entrance to
Lii NaaralLo and keep it open. The
passage opposed to be effectually
s-a-4t. y san Carlos castle and it's
Nit as but the fact remains
et. Mas #-ssels. as we'll as buccaneers
"..' mher, have successfully de-
A1"ut century ago three
4.'-" .H.--ol war, on mischief bent.
.''' ..r "dy into the lake, the pas
"tLg eonsiderably deeper then
."' We of them were captured
N'.a'a.t9 harbor by Gen. Paez, the
''''0. 'd'a'Iy leader, who hastily or
''r7 i troop of horse and under
'i darkness swan out upon his
N''s '' The vessels where he and his
"'4 4paa3oned the animals and scram-
'+ '"'Ald surprised the sentries and
''4'1-f' The Two vessels nearest the
't The third man-of-war slipped
''. lNo.e and escaped.
'-a7 Nost other tropical cities, Mar
''"'' 1d- narrow and therefore more
''''' shaded streets. Its tile-roofed
''fs lave walls from three to five
.'''k and very high rooms ranged
'''''H' du inner court ward The nnh.