The Republican journal., 1905-02-16
HI THREE 6U|ANAS.
MITCH AND FRENCH COL
caIsH' p up WATER RA1r1eH,s
MlES

fr,t apprised of it by a decid-
u ,.m the color of the ocean, the
bright ultramarine of mid
''' -,url than the bluest sky the
snYue on-turning to the dull
# gaNoWer water, indicating
'' ,.rart the enormous mud flats
D. .. tars which stretch out many
p,m his northern corner of
:. ,m-rlra. Nothing of the low
..,t yisible until you are close
~ e.tu >uddenly a green fringe
ss rrees, over-topped by the
4ll red chimneys of sugar
...., apear to spring out of the
.rast is se- down on tie
mles long, and the greatest
ruuntry as 800 miles; but
... -udes also that portion
... Mmerly known as Span
..... which lies west of the
M possessions, and of
soath, called Portuguese
47h, Dutch and French
..s9 -!ug not quite two-thirds
rra. These figures, how
Tiers pertaining to the
A.. Al, acipally based on guess
uutier has never been
ored. much less survey
.- ta- s.trlior not much is known
r.l rr irt that it is extremely
.urhy; its oozy marshes
I'll. ,.H ssh exuberant vegetation
.t-. with enormous reptiles;
rr d, Covered with primeval
.,.. ei with gorgeous birds,
+ ..,. q wilder Indians. with a
'u that of Brazil, though
.- g.tiy i'll species. The for
aaunt of the cannibal
4. t., most terrible, though by no
III, ai5 est savages of the South
mrta .t. y no are-fortunately for
.aro. r9pldly becoming extinct.
t.s WHITES in the country, whether
.,r.. rlders, keep close to the
r,an Elements, and the settle
Ms are yaFlably situated on the
r-H.re.-st lands, near the mouths
.vr 81 The way from the Esse-
bgG.ye On the Rio Corentyu is one
aEe t Of cane fields, large
IN below high water mark, ex-
Din. tl rom the beach twenty
t1u0-- Here are great many
el. eelally in the estuary of
lis. some of them from ten
me iong, which are under
..-.. ou,
p. lew years of the dis
~ w.. california. Guiana was
-.a.'.. ltAer in precious metals
country i'll the world,
a. that Sir Walter Raleigh
a- Dorado. Portraits of
ia.e -lilant of EliZabeth's day
.n. country, in all the glory
-.Hasl sash, straight up and
81 ~.~ and boomer trousers.
8.- the Spaniards, who had
refused to let him land
.l. e .o these shores attired in
b .--.-. though their own may
-r r- N Il tritie less absurd. 1t
3 go N.orr scott, you remember,
qs.-u 'n, crimson velvet cloak in
uH .. ais queen to walk upon.
r. tlslt,A'S death he came to
.4. -e"ud time-about the year
D. and gained entrance to
-..a'- the back door, SO to say,
4i- vi .r ~paniards, having sailed
1-, "a' 1t tie Oronoco, and then
.yH~ toward the ocean overland.
o. "a- -earching for "The Golden
Z. .Otaeat White Lake, whose
.@..s 100 tradition said, were
.l"' ~N4 dust from head to foot.
VI .e ah 'ld lndians-as one might,
FLAPS today airily dressed in some
~s tt' o,,ed near enough like gold
w 10 g''- use to the story, it being
D 'at custom of certain tribes for
VII "a'-uls to besmear themselves
'u Iog toe with turtle fat, and
' 'ut6 ta Spangles of glittering
va But r. found no golden city
"-i-s Nat d miserable little Spanish
WY V.@h 0r proceeded to destroy for
"9t,4s better, and in so doing wrought
1S AW HIS son, who accompanied
-- |ds A.i,ed in the engagement, and
.'a MT Waiter returned to England,
, ,-@pp9t-ed and broken hearted man,
'g janes b ad him executed to avoid
IVA! "iJA spain over the demolished
,U''d village Fancy that basque and
''@ 'ioouels on the gallows. There
WI gaId found in the country
p'u' .u What was once Venezuelan
h. 5''a" near the upper waters of the
y "ion and in the neighborhood Of
%'14e the French possession; but
h '' } tAoag' to pay for risking one.
=. ID ,"' igaiy climate, although thu
''' oa'tN 5 said to have doubled
w. s'''E YEAR since 1890.
~ ,'''Aa 'ralth lies in her fertile sol
i, '''7."os capabilities in the line O.
Eet. llyllrp Fnoland as uSual