Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-14

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specs" an 81 Vincent, b. W. l.
klns' yachtlng in this corner OF the
Theus '. ideal in point of picturesque
globe y not all a tale of tranquil seas
ness .orllt nights and lovely Islands
snd '' liant succession, like the peaus
IN c0u Dasary. There are difficulties anu
on a IN ~ be encountered, in the way
danss' ',s and hurricanes, complicated
Of s"s and adverse passage-winus,
cu a,.s csall for all the navisator's skl'l
Vn,'n s1rment. Especially is this true
anu ynvaeing from west TO east
when ,be smaller, close-lying islands'
49, 'sTs lf.stream and equatorial cur
.,s are always at cross-purposes'
l'I~ ,bere sleepy trade-winds are met
y, ysnoushed by Atlantic gales. TINS
' ..,leular locality seems to be the 10
p'' a. the most devastating hurricanes
Gus ~ II rains, too-long and Oh
~ not GENTLE summer showers that
Nn ~ atmosphere and wash the lace
s9a aainrs clean. but as II the WINDOWS
y h sss we're suddenly opened ana a
"d deluge dropped through. sail
F0Vn al these down-pours as SOL
o. .sppets ~ water" They threaten 10
vour frail boat TO the bottom OF
x" sa while a murky darkness closes
n .snnd ntfully illumined by binding
as ~ electricity, followed by dear =
. .sins Teyerberations--a phyrotechnlc
.~s of which one In the temperate
,one can form no conceptioh' y,
,,ryse. here as elsewhere, rams anu
salss are especially frequent ana Sc
s.,s In the early spring time. AFTER
tass Of storm and discomfort, spent IN
.ast,ne about In places Of comparative
.at'ty wind and rain ceased as sudden
I. .s thew came. and we awoke one
,,,Jy morning TO find ourselves In
f.nrt ~ 81 Vlncent--a very dream or
~ island bathed in sunshine and en-
sslonpd IN purple cloud. II is the usual
wss, India scene-a crescent-shaped
sbore With a town along It's edge, red
,oois and tall spires cleaning amid
nolm trees the whole backed by green
klp leading up, like a colossal stair
raSe 10 somber central mountains.
About the only exception that st. Vim:
cent offers to the general rule OF island
scs.ery Is the absence Of outlying
,o,t, and ragged cliffs and jutting
nromontorles but Il springs at once
srom the bluest seas, clear cut and
slone-a Hawess solitaire In turquoise
setting. Kingston Bay Is deep and spa
enns us sandy beach curving sharply
from headland to headland, its fine
modern lefty affording an excellent
lanilnq.place. Al either end Of the
borjering amphitheater Of hills is q tall
he,dand-one thousand feet high, the
ether about six hundred--both crowned
with massive fortlfioations, which have
long served principally the peaceful
purposes OF lighthouse and signal sta
lion. The city lies In a long, narrow
linz close TO the water, having only
three parallel streets, which follow the
teml.circular sweep OF shore and are
named, with true English drectness
and lack Of sentment-Bay street. Mid
die street and Back street. These are
lntersected at right angle by numerous
short cross foads, which end at the
base Of the nearby hills, except where
valleys trending down 10 the sea lead
TO estates In the mountains.
We anchored directly opposite the
postoifce,--sO near that II looked as II
one might easily step In and
get his mai, without the aid
Of boat Landing in the mar
ket.sduare we found ourselves
surrounded BY lighthearted blacks
with hardly white face to be seem,
q oil singing and shouting as II merely
t'be alive were happiness enough. The
tus pulse Of a community may be ac-
tuatey told in its market place. This
4 Isl Vincent has no buildings, but
q splendid avenue of palms at one
81 nie OF It's square. and large trees scat
n laed all over It, under whose shade
A hlf'nsked, plpe-smoking negresses sit
4 y ease and vend their wares. In lieu
Il the customary butchers stalls, O
lew oblielng fellows on the outskirts
hnd tethered pigs and lambs, out OF
which they will make meat, the In
SAINT you select your "cut' for din
htr
All the commerce OF Kingston is car
reg on In Bay street, and It's narrow
tuip Of beach Is always SO encum-