Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-09

Islands, with santo Domingo,
the big republic (so-called),
which forms the eastern half
of Hsytl. A glance at the map shows
YOU that the former Is situated on the
outer edge OF the semi.clrcular archl-
pelago which separates the Caribbean
sea from the broad Atlantic while
Santo Domingo lies far to the vest
ward, on he other side Of Porto Rico.
The name-pronounced as II spelled
Observation-Disclosures Land OF
Sunday" and was beloved by Column
bus because he happened to discover 1t
on a Sunday morning. This was In the
course Of his second voyage when he
had sailed from Cadlz with a consider
able feet and 500 men. for the purpose
Of finding out for himself II the stories
were true that had been told him by the
mild people Of Hlspauiola concerning
the pr0wess and flerceness OF the
Caribs, Dominica was the first land
visited In his quest for the cannibal
abol igInts, who had given their name
TO the sea. and its Islands. He found
n1ap,,- az tban, hara vx,o pro,ad mara
,ha" n nootcb for Inc he,ier aoninnsd
qnanio,des end stranga w sav pom-
mica T. today the only island Of the
Carihbees upon which the ancient pe0-
pie remain IN numbers enough to be
styled a nation.
Columbus own experience, as set
forth In letter 10 his sovereign, Is
Identical with that Of every modern
Island The graat ad,niroi urote, IA
dawn ~ dav fNov p iiSa, a Inv ~.
iond uas diocriaa "a NJ ,past A. tha
shin moved onward oiher Islands rose
,n sight ono af,er arothar ali coyared
with forosts ara anitvsned Ia, aiybts
M tronico. hirds ,,htio ,ba ,bnia atr
was ,,,a s.,' b,, ~ Srai,,o,oa 90 H.
breeaes ina, nessed over hen, " ~
Thnush "niy aho,,, On ,,,iios lone no
II wiSe ron,inica H. tba Iof,isst ma
M me Antilles ana the most hrosen
and diversified As Won annroach II I'm
u,e early morning a mass Of green and
ble seems 10 rise nm out Of the mist
10 meet YOU. which gradually resolves
itself int, wooded hills and narrow val.
leys ami mountains towering above the
ClO,ids. Later In the day when tho sun
clouds. a thousand unexpected ridges
and eminences stand confessed, mount
ing one above another. ever higher and
higher. like colossal staircase. You
remember that when Columbus re-
turned 20 court. he was asked by
Queen. Isabella to describe Dominica
He took sheet Of paper In his hand.
crushed 1t, and then, throwing 1t on
the table 30 that all Its crumbles ex-
banded, declared that was the best rep
resentation he could give OF It. While
the simile IS good one so far as most
West indian scenery Is concerned, Il
does seant justice TO Dominica, with
us sky-plerc,hg mountains, deep
" iurrowed by gorges and raylnes,
I us central rage contorted into
| siOlespue snapes' ana It's shoreward
| cilHs-huse plhhacles OF rock rising
| sheer from the water their bases worn
Dy Atiahtic surges INTO innumerable
eaNefhs througn Which SURF rushes ana
| receues win numerous roar. Roseau
the capital ohlet port and only town or
CONSEQUENCE on the island. lies on the
| western SIDE tronted by magnificent
pay ana backed by black emlnence
| when Keeps us mead forever IN me
Nl"nus' ~ teaH'E this "hc ihouhtulh,
| as II IL called stands hVe miles inland,
| put seems 10 directly oNershadow the
port. IL 10 the least OF the Gordon OF
mountains that stretches north and
south across the lsland--all broken,
tufroWed, scanned ana SCARED, put
covered win luSurlant Vegetatlon'
rains ana ofchafus crowd the val
leys, plantations VINEYARDS ana cul-
uVated nelds display their brown ana
green ana gold ON ail the hill-slopes
ana even on the suminits OF the ridges
every gorge ana raVlne nlled 10 the
prlm win tai trees ana tangled YER
oufei WhlIe mere ana there an Isolated
peak. bare ana desolate, lnts mead ana
shoulders above ms fellows; ana shere
the outer puiwark OF HIS grows ialnt-
" piue IN the distance IL suddenly
drops OFT INTO the sea- In huge preelpl-
pices' everywhere away up IN the
land OF the SKY the yellowlsh-green OF
sugar cane Is plainly distinguished
against tne dark setting OF primeVai
forests II u an actual tact that many
OF Dominicas cane helds are perched
on NILS so round ana steep mat the
crop. when cut mas TO be let down IN
bundles by ropes