Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-27
III in BOOK OF MORMON LANDS. Ill
Finds
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not yet learned At $3.50 a. nj. the
church bell tolls slowly and everybody
uncoyers. / was on the capitol steps one
morning there were thousands Of people
hurrying hither and thither but they
all paused and uncovered and O great
many kneeed and crossed themselves.
/ felt lonely with my hat on and tilted
IT to one side-out Of respect for the
crowd There are some very fine stores
here with plate glass windows and all
modern conveniences, and just think all
their stocks was brought here on mule
back over the same road came, and l
might mention that the street cars, the
rails and cars and engines Of the rail-
roads all came the same way. The la
dies here, or great many Of them at
least dress IN modern style and seem
right up to date, They claim popula-
ton Of 10000, The city lies around the
base of the eastern cordilleras, which
rise abruptly on the east There are
two high points divided by a narrow
canyon on one Is some sort OF a church
edihce and on the other the observatory;
they must be $500 feet or more above
the city and their white walls form
striking contrast against the black
clouds that usually hang over the
mountain. Bog0ta ia S6i0 feet above
the sea, and although the sun beats
down from straight over head the eli
mate is like that Of perpetual spring.
The thermometer ranges between So and
65 degrees. and TO me coming up from
the plains seemed Just little too cool to
be comfortable, | felt chilly morning
and evening, and went to bed early to
get warm In looking over the city
from the hill / could only see three or
four chmneys In the whole city. So
you can understand there is no proyls-
ions made 10 keep warm, They have
brick ovens TO cook in but the smoke
from these escapes through the roof
visited the market and saw there every
conceivable fruit or vegetable one could
desire And what saw one can see
every day in the year. While they have
sort OF subdivlded the year into seed
time and harvest there are
within % or 30 miles Of the city
every variety OF climate known
on our globe and everything on earth
can be constantly grown and constant
~ on hand. SO | think Bogota Is one
of the most favored OF cities what
pity they can't have railroad to tn
coast people could come here then from
Cartagena In a hours, and thousands
OF Americans would come Sometimes
! fancy Americans are not looked upon
with favor here.
DON'T LIKE CANAL SCHEME.
The Intelligent Colombian win tell
you America Is the only nation they
fear, They don't look with favor upon
the Panama canal scheme. They fear
II we get foothold on the lsthmus, Il
viii mean gradual absorption OF the
country by the States" as they call
us, | think the rellgionlsts fear more
the waning power OF the church that
would follow an influx Of Americans
than anything else. French influences
are the strongest here, and France is
patterned after In almost everything
So | don't think We will get what We
are asking for, and probably by the
time this is in print you will read that
Colombia has rejected the canal treaty
After depressing so far | wish 10 say
that Bogota IS quite a city, and with
all It's filth is cleaner than New Orleans,
and with General Wood here for
year or two would become one Of the
most desirable places on earth to live
EARLY ANTIQUITIES.
Tuna, April 2S,--We spent several
days IN Bogota looking about the city
and in visiting various persons who
are supposed to be authority on the
antiquities OF the country Among
these ! found Mrs. ACosta de Scmpor
the best posted. Her father was a gem
oral in the war OF Independence and
afterwards made q survey Of the coun-
try and mapped It. Her husband was
for many years the historian OF the
country. The lady herself Is the most
prominent historical writer In the coun-
Try ! called no her residence adioin-
ing the palace aud spent some time eX-
aiming her collection Of Indian relics
and In conyersing with her upon the
subject. From her ] went 10 Dr. Retra.
trO, who has written a book upon the
antiquities OF the country. / also visit
ed In turn several other gentlemen
who have collections OF old relies. An
OF these were OF one opinion {. o..
that the Indians whom the Spanlards
found here were preceded by "a people
we'll advanced In the arts Of clylllza-
ton They built cities and temples OF
stone. The implements and utensils
found In their graves are very superior
70 anything made by the Chibchas who
occupied the country 400 years ago.
saw q large number OF idols Of gold
made by the Chibch0s While they
were wen made there was crudeno,s
about them that Indicated q primitive
people. The gold vase found at Autlo- !
qul. Is on the contrary of very fine
workmanship and the hleroglyphics ON
Il are different from anything |
yet found In South Ameri- |
ca. The people who produced /
60 we're experts Ia their craft. Cloth |
samples found IN the old graves show |
that they We're experts In weaving |