The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-02


 nations of Europe. On the old map
 drawn by Verietian navigators, Atlaf
 t1S began at the northwest corner 0
 Africa, and extendsed diagonally acros
 the ocean to Yucatan, of course lnc.uo
 ing the West Indies, which like thes
 island, were merely very high noun
 tains on the mainland, whose tops re
 mained uncovered even in six-mil
 depth of water. You remember tna
 Plato got his information about th
 submerged continent from Solon' ah'
 later authorit es assert that the grea
 disaster of the lost Atlantis gave rls
 to the story of the Flood, as recorded II
 the Bible, and to similar traditions una
 prevail, with but slight variations
 among all nations and religious-eVei
 the Japanese, the Incas or Peru, th'
 AZtecs of Mexico and the Alaskans O.
 our own northwest. Researches o
 Scientists in recent years nave teiloe'
 to establish, rather than disprove, the
 theory of the sunken continent No
 least among alleged proofs IS the us
 covery of alb road, elevated plateav
 stretching from hemisphere to hemi-
 sphere across the bottom of the Atian-
 tic, with mountain peaks and ranges
 here and there-(some of which are now
 inhab ted islands)-with the genera
 trend and contour ascribed to the SUD- merged world.
 This harbor of Santa Cruz is formed by two rocky arms stretched outwaro from the mounta 'ns, half-enclosing a turbulent roadstead, into which the trade winds send long, heavy swells, which in calmest weather keep vessels rocking and tossing with greater Vlo- lence than is often experienced Tn a storm at sea. Mariners in these waters find their best protection in the regu- larity of the trade winds, which enable the sophisticated to accurately calculate the coming weather, according to the season, and to make for the open sea in time to avoid being dashed against the cliffs of the so-called harbors by pillows rolling in from outside
 This capital city and commercial port of the Canary group, which rejoices un- der the modest title of Santa Cruz de Teneriffe, Literally Holy Cross, of the i White Woman'O, has population ap- proximating twenty thous nd-mostly Spaniards, with liberal sprinkling Of other nationalities It is regularly laid out on a gradual slope up the hillside, which suddenly merges into savage ravines and prec'pices, justifying Hum boldt's statement that the port lies under a perpendicular wall of rock. " The streets are toleraby paved and gas-lighted the large public square with a colossal statuary group in the middle, representing the aponition of the Virgin of Candelaria to the Guanches-is surrounded with rather handsome public buildings; and as in other Spanish towns, the houses are fat-roofed and exteriously ''whitewash- ed'' In all the colors of the rainbow. There is a custom house, military hospital, almshouse, orphanage, two or three churches worth visiting and a number of schools, public and private, including several for higher education.
 Among the few notable buildings is one of the quaintest of old Franciscan convents, in which various branches of the government new have their offices, and several ancient hermitages, long since devoted to secular uses, The place is defended at every assailabe point by redoubts and Qualifications, dominated by the famous Fort San Cristobal, where Lord Nelson won by the loss of his right arm during the English attack on Santa Cruz in 1794 The most important work in the Canares relates to these new times of peace, when the swords have been beaten into plowshares. It is the two fine moles at Santa Cruz, which have recently been extended to united length of six thousand feet Between them is a wide stretch of excellent an chorage, nine fathoms deep; and it is always we'll filled nowadays with the vessels of many nations. The harbor improvements, made necessary by the exigencies of increasing trade, were conducted by England-as was eminently proper, considering that the English enjoy the monopoly of Canary and bring at least two- thirds of all the imports to the islands, Formerly wine was the leading article of export; but now cochineal is ahead. The literary student will remember Rare Ben Johnson's Pipe of Canary" mean ng the wine of these islands to WHICH lUe poet lduledle was liiOSl du- dicted. His intrigues to secure the ad- dition to his pension of a sufficient quantity to last him through tte year form one of the most amusing passages in his biography.
 By the way, in the minds of most peo- pie these islands are associated with Canary seed and the little yellow birds that make music in our homes. As a natter of fact, the feathered songsters never had any relatives in this and while the grass that produces their favorite foo1--grows wild here, as in most semi-tropical is- ands, it is also indigenous to many other parts of the world. The name, Canaries was bestowed by the Romans, nearly two thousand years ago, the word referring to canis, dog; because, lnder Roman rule, mastiffs of unusual ize and fierceness were bred on these emote islands, to serve as house guards n the Imperial city, and at Carthage, Utica, and other Roman posse sic ms in Africa. To own Canary mastiff was considered evidence of great wealth nd social standing, for none but the ichest could afford the fancy prices brought by the enormous beasts. It vas these savage dogs from the 'anaries which gave rise to the legend,