The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-09-20
THE ISLE OF PINES.
Interesting and Instructive Letter About
This Gem OF the West India
Islands.
ny A FORMER FULTON COUNTY BOY.


Old buccaneers Jllab Sdlleu Une
southern seas.
Many are the tales that are told
of buried treasures to be found
on this island. You will hear a
story of a Frenchman who in
search of valuable woods bought
tract of timber on the south coast
hired natives tu cut the 'mahogan ny
aud ebony logs, aad when but
half was loaded on the schooner
paid his men and suddenly sailed
away to France, leaving nothing
but an empty chest and \ few
pieces Of gold and silver coins to
tell the tale.
TO day, you will find caves on
the Cassas mountains that are
ideal places for hidden treasures,
and are supposed to be guarded
with Spanish bayonets or by Sa'
tan himself. The natives hold
these aaves in awe, and cannot be
persuaded to enter one of these
grewsome, gloomy places that
penetrate far into the bowels of
the earth. In the old Pirate town
of New Gerong-named by the
son of Christopher Columbus on
his second landing, with colony
of Spanish Settlers. You will
see to day ruins of the old plaza
that was once the scene OF gay
Spanish revelry; half-ruined pll-
lars that1once upheld statues OF
pure white marble-seats of the
same forming an amphitheatre,
IN the cent. e or which the Band
played on the moonlight nights of
the 18th century. In those days
Cuba was in her glory days, when
wealthy Spaniards kept room
IN his casa for the storing of his
bags of silver and gold. Wealth
was to be seen on every side, and
Two thirds of all the great wealth
of Spain was collected from Cuba
and the smaller islands in the
West Indies.
A trip through these keys and
inlets is sight not often W itness
ed; and 1T is little wonder we nev-
er have hun ricanes or cyclones.
1t is so we'll guarded by these
green spots set IN the ocean like
sentlnels around treasure vault.
Man o'-war birds, sea gulls, peli-
cans, ducks and water fowls of
every species can be seen along
the coasts. Thousands of beau
tiful shells of every shape and
size are washed ashore along the
Galeta Grande bay, where thous-
ands of wildly formed coral raco
formations are sculptored by the
lnkv. blue waters of the caribbean
Sea.
Life Is pleasant on the Isle of
Pines, and were it not for a few
species of insects that annoy
person certain seasons of the
year, life would be glorious IN
deed. The landscape is most
beautiful, hut the stately, royal
palm, which in no other country,
reaches such majestic proportions
enhances scene already charm
ing. 1t is little wonder that
when Humboldt saw the Yumari
Valley, Cuba, he pronounced 1t
the lovllest in the world.
The island is becoming a fam
Gus health and winter resort for
both Cubans and Americans; and
ii the present health conditions
prevail, which seems probable,
This island will be the most fam
Gus health and winter resort of
our continent. The climate is
SIMPLY beyond comparison in
est in the world; a sweeping state
ment, but nevertheless true.
The jailing of a young Ameri.
can girl has warmed the iron that
flows IN every true, loyal Ameri.
cans blood, and those that have
always been conservative, are
now heated to the fighting limit.
The moderates aud Territorial.
lists have fallen in line and are
working together 'as they
should" for the good cause, and
10 Is only a matter of time when
"Old Glory will float over our
Wonder Isle.
The coming winter will find
hundreds of tourjsts vs,t,,. a. !