Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-03
s. S. Ariba. Nov. 81, 1907.

s. 5. Ar1ba, NOV. Il, l9Ul asEs
Our Dear Ones:
Iclosed letter No. A about IL o'clock
Monday night at Hotel Cecil, Gibrai-
tar. From thence we sailed forth
early next morning, three of us Mr..
and Mrs. Scholberg and to see what
we could before breakfast. We de-
1cided to first go over to Spain. Passing
down the queer narrow streets of
Gibraltar that led us out through one
of the gates of the fort cur walk was
full of interest. We met great pro-
'cession Of Spaniards, men, women,
boys and girls on their way from
Spain to Gibraltar where they went to
work each day. Men and boys rode
odd little donkeys heavily burdened
with water casks or baskets of coal or
fruit or other stuff to be sold in the
streets Of Gibraltar. Between Gibral-
tar and Spain there is strip of
neutral ground on each side of which
picket soldiers pace the boundary
lines. Crossing this ground we passed
the Spanish line and soon were with
in the walls of Spanish town-Pe
It's white buildings, narrow streets
and other. scenes resembling the city
of Gibraltar but with the exception
that they were dirty--very slovenly
appearing. A clamoring guide wanted
to show us the bull ring enclosure
which we could see at the end of a
long dirty street but we had not time
and venturfng to buy at little stand,
where scores seemed to be: getting
their breakfast-a piece of perplexing
Spanish pastry. Just to see how
brave we could be. we mingled with
the throng still moving toward Gibral-
tar, we returned. stopped to get a
fine snap shot of Gibraltar from the
land side, which is the view we most
often see Of it.
Coffee and rolls is all the breakfast
Our hotel served and we looked for
ward hungrily to lunch on our shin
which was due at 8 o'clock. But we
were to be disappointed. AS noon
time approached and our ship not vet
sighted, some Of us men set out
to find restaurant where we could
get good meal. We were glad at
last to bring our party to a place
where we were all filled with real
breakfast, fried potatoes, bread and
butter and coffee. think we never
had such food seem SO like feast.
How clean it was did not bother MS.
We We're hungry and gladly paid our
Spanish proprietor and wended our
way down the long, narrow, clean
streets to the dock to await our boat.
But the whole afternoon passed and
no word Of it. Several OF us returned
up town to the market to buy fruit for
the party and what fruit feast was
there before us. I suppose that I
from Dakota, appreciated it more than
the rest. Fine Malaga grapes 35k
pounds POI for 2 shillings "a quarter).
pears, tangerines, well, everything
many things I had never seen before
4 ate my first pomegranate, a fruit
the size OF large apple. Removing
the the rind you have a bali Of blood re1
kernels, sweet and full Of iuice az !
watermelon. We returned to the dock
three Of us carrying a basket Of fruit
and the whole had cost only $50.
Finally small flag was seen futter-
ing Tar up on the very peak of Gibral-
TAR where the big guns q, e. This an
nounced that the p. e o. steamer
Arabia had been sighted. How glad
we were.
Bro Scholberg and walked far
down along the massive stone walls
that encircle the city to see our shin
come down the channel. While wait
ing we had a fine view Of the big war
vessels OF England's navy with about
half dozen little torpedo boats all
IN the harbor just before us. AS the
sun went behind the mountains of
Spain across the channel the bugle
sounded from battleship to battleship,
and re-echoed against GibraItar;s
sides. Then at sun set, a gun far M
the rock roared forth, its mighty boom
resounding like the roll Of heavy
thunder among the mountains.
We fastened down to the dock aud
10 Viola and children and MIS-.
scholberg and Or. Waugh were alone.
All our party had gone out on the
tug the first trip exactly what the
agent told us they would not do. Bur
It was only an hour or so more before
we to were on our way out and as we
drew away from the big rock, the
Illuminated city on its side presented
q night scene we shall not soon forget.
On board the Arabia at last. THIS
is q splendid ship. How grandIy she
had come down the channel. Here
now is to be our home for nearly ave
vtcolxu We a ,ok A,,S 49,. 4 49,