Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-07-16

Teneriffe!
What delightful memories crowd in
to my mind as l write the name Of
that beauty spot in the Canaries. for
the recollection of the six weeks I
spent there will always be an abiding
one with me.
In campaigning one naturally ex-
poets things to go awry. but when
holiday making one demands that ev-
erything shall go smoothly. Happily
for No all did 60 well-from the mo-
ment I went by the London and
North Westerns famous $3.50 to Liv-
erpool. until l disembarked from the
steamer at Santa Cruz. where was
met by my friend Adamson. repre-
senting Messrs. Hamilton. Thus I
set foot on the Fortunate Islands Of
the ancients. those isles whose
beauty brought to them the name ap-
piled originally to land that was but
a myth-the Fortunate Islands. Is
lands OF the Blest.or Happy Islands.
set in the western ocean. on
which the souls OF the blest
were made happy. And very glad
was that jealousy of the charms
of the place is not as great now as 1t
was when the men OF the fleet Of
Carthage. under Himilco. found them
SO delightful, and described them in
such glowing language. that the sen.
ate, fearing n general exodus from
Carthage, forbade any to visit the
Fortunate Islands on pain OF death.
lest. seeing them. many should be
tempted to stay on them.
Apropos of the healthiness OF the
climate. l may remark on its eqnable
nature, for during a whole year the
maximum temperature was 81 deg.
in August. and the minimum 55 deg.
in February and March. while there
is never any rapid rise and fall OF the
thermometer to produce so many OF
the illnesses which are due to this
cause at home.
any lines of steamers call at San
Ia 1ruz, SO that the pleasure-seeker
findS Teneriffe almost as easy OF ac-
cess as any of the near continental
cities, while SO pleasant are the con-
ditions of the voyage that 1t might
easily be regarded as yachting trip.
Santa Cruz itself is one of the most
delightful places in which anyone can
desire to spend a holiday, for 1t Is
picturesque, full OF handsome balloon
les and quaint hooks and corners,
while the 'view-towers" placed on the
roofs prevent uniformity in tho ar
chitecture. This beautiful town has
been the capital of the Canaries
since 1921, and this year celebrates
its jubilee as a city. We're / dis
posed to do so. I could write with en-
thusiasm of the churches, squares.
and gardens, the many public build
ings. to say nothing of the pleasure
excursions which may be made by
means OF the electric-tramway or eth
er modes of conveyance.
The city contains many matters Of
historical interest to the Englishman.
One of the most striking is undoubt-
edly that connected with Nelson. who
attacked the city in July 1897, and
met with the only defeat recorded in
his career. Santa Cruz is remark
able, too. for the fact that II was
here that Nelson's arm was shattered
by cannon-ball Having anchored
some two miles off the town on July
"a. he made feint to draw the gar
rison away from the fort. and at mid
night some seven hundred mca In
boats were directed against the Mole.
where they arrived within half a gun
SHOT before the enemy discovered
Forty guns at once opened fire.
The cutter. containing some two hun.
dred men and several boats. was sunk.
and many Of the oths, coats were