The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-09-22
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NERO, BRAZIL, August -,
not going to bore you with
a 1t the unrivaled beauties
81, Tor other travellers have
. md time again. Enhanced
ml tradition, they are even
nYug than when the ancient
ST. yered them, that Janu-
lille more than four cen
,4en, sailing through the
.Day from the ocean into
the bay, they fancied
tering the mouth of a
nat led to the Enchanted
rthWith christened it Rio
liver of January" from
- which tie event occurred.
de ASsucart Portuguese
barring the entrance
pity from the sea 1900
with its natural forti-
which human foot has
Corcovado, the colossal
Botofoga, Illha DIES Cob
island of Snakes" Illha
and of rats" and all the
enclosed as by a mighty
lie misty back ground of
ped in eternal verdure;
With its countless towers
eund-surrounded by an
Of ragged heights, so
ming that they eXagger-
NJ the water and the smile
4. UiQ-summer.
lilo is a matter Of time
AS il all countries where
Ire imposed on imported
poIt regulations are eX-
GUS ana often vexatiouS.
vessels are required to
,it Fort Niliegagnon-com-
the Pico"-and there
Jmlng of the health and
as. Those gentlemen take
surely time for it and you
.lelr convenience, however
.our reasons for expedition.
er happens to have arrived
Aer hour five P. NJ, is the
e. for that most important
day or near the fashion,
promenading In the Rua
5ay an hour earlier; or if a
progress, or one of the po-
JstratlOns SO numerous in
Iblic-no attention will be
/ some time the neXtslay,
le no communication what
emitted between ship and
Ven 50 much as a message
friends, OF letters to catch
e mail,
arantine be imposed, as is
kelly during seasons of cpl
Lu there may not be a case
III board, the vessel is sent
TO Itha Grande, 80 miles
asst. There is no accounting
he regulations. especially
scare. The costly quaran-
ON Grand Island tIllha
ch the Brazilian authori-
few years ago, has paid
Yer and over from the
It by law, for their compul-
$. rhe rates are as fol-
lass passengers must pay
r. diem for semi-starvation
is food; second-class, 1900
ASS. 500 refs; children be-
and ten years old, half
tween one and four years
Il rates. Then all the bag
De disinfected, the charges
lOusand reis per kilogram,
Saratoga will weigh
ans. 1t is useless to pro-
0thing is the matter with
e and yon don't want it dis
t must undergo the process
ned into the bay, and you
II it all the same. In cases
quarantine observation,
slally from "a to As hours,
) required to anchor off Jul
/; but that is no hardship if
.eSs IS not urgent, for the
w amply compensates for
elled to endure sea-food and
-teroom awhile longer. The
what the navigators call
4oms bay" between Icarahy
'h is famed alike for it's
its bathing, and the rocky
hich is crowned by the cele-
.aleza de Santa Cruz.
Brazil's most important
a perfect Gibraltar in
nd inaccessibility, and as
as formidable. 1t was
3, and has since been greatly
ID strengthened. 1t holds a
son and is we'll equipped
IN cannon of the most ap-
Standing at the foot Of
leaks it is farther defended
ide beach by a strong water
hlle the summit above is
the small but impregnable
'lca. The only approach to
ratification is through the