The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-06-07
Gu R ACOA

the Queer Dutch Island Named
-..reSpondence of The Journal
, v,rADT, CURACAO, May ),
,to Cabello, Spanish for port
" was given its name by the
.3istas who used to frequent
At numbers. They were fond
ra that ships might anchor
hpreaboutS with a human
Y pable. The town owes its
ta the pirates aforesaid, who
aptween it and the opposite
ed Curacao. 1t is today a
paved. prosperous city, with
eturt trade in coffee and su-
most picturesquely situated
ARROW peninsula backed by
.5!sl range that nearly crowds
fito the sea, the fine sandy
trescent-shaped readstead
.. l.olfo Triste, Gulf of Sad
IlHaria Mountains, at whose
.4hplIo nestleS. sends three
a.. We thousand feet up into
tpet hidden in groves OF
ud mango trees, their tops
iok forests of red cedar,
YES lnottled with the low
cations of colonial days.
hay, whose floor is said to
-.rewn with the bones OF
.er persisted here with the
known as vomito negro,
, any OF that fury with
tean beats upon adjacent
mains at all times, what
may rage outside, like a
add lake. East of the town,
literally lower themselves
ruil waters, is one of the
guslye lagoons so common
ore of the caribbean Sea,
of the largest tonnage
.l lie snugly at the wharves.
niles northwest across the
- ness" and you come to the
-.e IL all these waterS-the
ridcoa, which belongs to
IS really a bit of Amster-
red to a coral rock i'll the
aribbean Sea. The Dutch
YOU remember, includes
smaller one called Little
tuba and Bonaire.
Guracoa is pronounced as
-rah-sah-oh. All are gov
~.adtholder, assisted by a
5tary council, Wilhelm
1t and principal city of the
IS tine capital of them all
mce of the Governor.
the gulf generally III the
axe up next morning to
anchored in front of Viii
c gueerest looking town
ru gable ends and steep
and little warts of towers
WlndoWs-hOuses of all
res and colors jumbled to-
ghild's tumbled-doWn toy
1ng narrow island of Gu
Ut ~ miles one way and
I'm miles across. 1t is
- Int 4 coral reef, topped
-~ of green stone, connected
4e dixie. with occasional
tufts and ragged peaks.
-o. that covers the rocks is
areous, with no trees or
t-ou TO speak of, except
Wu in made earth"
to Wilhelmstadt's deep
ous harbor is barely 300
.. Las dilapidated forts on
lIstling with harmless
In front is the gaudily
eo town, its wharves lined
usrs. There are no two
uyWAere near alike as to
ia color. Enormous com
noriums' of elaborate ar
and several stories high,
.uUs windows and doors,
e ny jowl with tiny, fat
rcornered structures that
aolted dry goods boxes,
trh cottages surrounded
gardens. Over all is an
ur of picturesque drowsi-
Wooden-Shoe quaintness
r.and. Back of the town
rst greensboro ridge, a
lis, the central one topped
brown fort.
rprised to find a vast
ppIng here-men-of-war,
e lying the flags of all
-rntatlves of many well
i ocean steamers which
.y at this port, native
bottom ferry boats con-
uorting people to differ
ug shore. Being a free
lis the distributing point
amt of commerce, guam
being bought and sold
.ers from the spanish
as very little in the food
uu the island, the people
lie United States, Europe
uring States of Venezu-
Wia. The island is noted
vessels in distress after
lms and a haven of politi-
Iom all parts of Mexico,
-tuth America; and natur-
.l rt hot-bed of conspiracy
Tor malcontents against
"Wug republics. Notwith-
trenness of the soil and
water, there is no mean
wIJimg done from Cura-
." salt at a rate of 800, 600
rotHjmeal 20, 900 pounds
rH indigo, sugar and to-
.. famous aromatic cOrQldI