Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-27

tropical latitude. The skies are marvel
Gus in their Kaleidoscope tints of GRIM
son and gold, orange r0so-pink, pale
blue sea- green-biendng on either side
20 snow-topped mountains whose tltc-
" SLOPES are also clad In wonderful
tlnts of rose, amethyst. purple and
gray. and white storks rtand silent and
motionless. in the traditional one-leg
attitude, as II posing for their pictures,
There are big blue-gray herons, too,
and sometimes white ones and clumsy
pelicans which, by the way, invariably
fly from south 10 north In the morning,
never by any chance or circumstance
turning toward another point Of the
compass. And, then about 5 p, m. home
they 20 again, every mothers bird OF
them, flying IN 0 straight line FROM
north to south one behind another
Occasionally you pass a canoe. hol-
lowed out of the trunk OF a single tree
manned by coppcr-hued, 'ock-headed
Indians. dressed In the summary cos
tune OF q small white apron tied
around the waist In some places are
miles of banana groves, now mostly
stripped OF leaves by Tie locusts that
have been doing great damage through
out the country. Sometimes the land
scape is varied by groups Of tall trees.
oVergrown with blossoming creepers;
and again there are stretches Of spon-
taneous orchard, In which the paw
nav hourishes, the tamarind, the papa
va. the mango. whose lucious fruit per-
fumes the air, and the Holy Tres
growing 70
TREMENDOUS HEIGHT
81 H.
away at the top, In which live innsm-
cradle hosts Of ants, Brown and black
monkeys swing from their branches,
and splendidly dressed macaws In coats
of black and golden brown, with long
scarlet tails. fiy screaming al the
steamers approach. Two or three times
day you stop at some little village
for freight or fuel, and half-naked ma
tiyes come on board. selling flowers
fruits. chickens, eggs and strangely
carved spoons and bottles made OF
long-necked gourds. In these places the
women seem TO do all the business and
carry all the burdens. the men being
simply ornamental The universal cos
tune Of the latter is a pair Of trousers
striped red and white and reaching 10
the knees, leaving the wearer bare
VtlhNN anu iNANMs li' MNiAiti 'N'aA INV
neckcd chimeses and single short and
skanty skirt Of purple calico, However
attracting the riverside hamlets may
appear from afar. their bamboo walls
aud matched roofs shaded b. cocoa
palms--a nearer approach discloses
nth and squalor. in the midst Of which
black pigs and yariously colored babies
roll around together. The monerel
nerroes NJ This section arc mixed with
Indian. Latin and Anglo saxon hlood.
so that blue eyes. irecklcd skin and
even red wool are no. Uncommon
among them. They lead q most happy
go-lucky existence .subssting upon the
fruits that grow Wild In wondetful pro.
fusion ad such accommodating fish as
viii mbble az BIT OF bGcon on a hook
suspended from the branch Of tree,
at whose other end lies a sleepy dal KEY,
nat on his face In the sun.
The city OF Honda, nearly 500 miles
above the mouth OF the Magdalena and
the present terminus OF the steamboat
routes, Is by no means the head" Of
that rivers nayigable waters The
growing town. which has acquired con-
sequence only on account Of the river
trade, Is beautifully situated at the
junction OF two great streams for here
the Gaule comes rushing down 10 Join
the Magdalens, and on every side rise