Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-08-04
THE GREAT SEA AND
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nine miles wide AT the east and 4 h rf "
leigbt miles lono and connaots ,ha A.
lantic ocean with the Meditarra No. \
sea. We saw here onr ayst school ~
porpoise. They would lear out ~ the
water, roll their hinge hodIas IN the
surface OF the sea and follow onr shin
with great velocity. H. was Interest.
| ing to see them play
| The fort belongs to the Rrit,sh and
is said to be the strongest IN the
world. Itisa huge towering roek in
the shape of lion at rest II is
about 3 miles long. two miles wide at
the bottom, and slopine from the base.
| forms a backbone abopt three thousand
feet in the air. IL faces the north and
| is surrounded on the east by the Med
iteranean sea. on the south by the
strait, and on the west by the bay. On
the north is the "neutral strip. (which
separates the British domains from
the Spanish possessions The Spanish
soldiers stand guard on the north side.
the British soldiers ON the south side
of the neutral strip.r and no one is
permitted to cross this guarded SPOT
of ground, which is about one mile
long by three quarters OF a mile wide.
without permission from the flag sta
tion. Tunnels have been cut in
every direction through the mighty
rock; port holes cover its sides and ends
and many modern guns are kept ready
| for immediate use. Five thousand
/ British soldiers ammunition for five
years constant bombardment, and pro-
| visions for the men are kept night and
day in this massive stone, 1t is a
great privilege to pass through this
garrison and to see the latest modern
equipments for war.
The huge rock is at the east end Of
the strait. 1t is indeed the northern
Hercules. To the south twelve miles
can be seen in Africa the towering
rock, Centa, the southern Hercules.
Between these massive pillars every
steamer from the Atlantic to
the Mediterranean must pass. Many
| British men.of-war traverse these
waters, and the entire place has the
appearance Of war
On the west side of the fort at the
base Of the huge stone, is the city OF
| Gibraltar. 1t has a mixed population
Of thlrty.fye thousand people, princi-
pally consisting OF Britons, Spaniards,
Jews and Moors. It is divided by a
beautiful public garden. and contains
many fine public buildings. It has
paved streets. excellent driye-ways,
and beautiful floral parks. 1t has pub
| lie schools. electric lights, water works
and a modern hospital. Gibraltar Is
an up.to.date city.
/ AT six O'Clock in the evening the
captain gave the farewell salute to
the tlagman on the highest point of
| the promontory, received permission
to leave the harbor, and our good
shin moved on its way to Algiers, In
| northern Africa. For nearly five
hundred miles we sailed through
quiet waters, passed several small
islands. MANY light houses and a few
dangerous rock bound cliffs. On the
second morning from Gibraltar we
awoke and found our vessel anchored
before the beautiful esplanade in the
hav of Aloiers.
| Around our ship were two tugs which
we're used for loading coal on other
vessels, On each one OF these tugs
were two men constantly turning q
crank, and two who were watching a
rome which hung over the edge of the
vessel extending down into the water
The men who were watching the rope
would now and then. draw up a bas.
: lket filled with black Jumps like coal.
The water emitting atmosphere here
ana tbarp nointed out the fact tina,
: something was beinc accomplished
3 below the surface Of the water. Thi.
fact amused the passengers. who in.
dplood in mpeh idle SPECULATION as Il
, their object and work. Some said
aTbey are fiishlng," Others said, "they
are cleaning the harbor," and mani
said, nthey are looking for diamonds. ;
j At last, up came figure, by means Of
a ladder on one of the tugs, who re.
sembled the second fallen Arch
! aQel in Goethe,s Faust, and began tt
I, unrobe on the deck of the tug. In ,
} few minutes the CRY rang out alonl
5 the promenade decks: "They are div
ers picking up the lost coal from /
vessel which had been loaded will
coal in the harbor on the previous
dayn The mystery was solved ant
the passengers soon sank into theil
usual mood.
We ate breakfast, landed in small
hoats and took carriages on the beau
Itiful esplanade to see the novelties o
an oriental city. We visited the Gov
ernor,s palace, the cathedral, the mu
| scum. the library, the mosques an,
many places of great interest.
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