Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-09
certainly the largest Of its kind in the
world

world.
Our next trip was 10 an extinct vol
cano. Great masses Of foliage covere
the Jagged mountains. At distanc,
the mountains seemd wrapped In vas
robes of sheeny silks and velvet
gemmed with rubles, emeralds and to
PAGES. Beyond rose the great ridg,
crowned with palms. As we proceed
ed along, the dim path was lined Will
many kinds OF fruits. There were
Dreadiruit, mango lime and lemon
trees; forests Of cocoanuts and cocos
the latter loaded with fruit about the
size or large cucumber, cOl0red ac
cording to stage Of development, green
yellow or a rich purple; graceful BAN.
boos rising a hundred feet into the
air; huge ceba trees covered with
parasites and orchids; almond tree )
full of fiat fruit. Farther up we came
to manifold tree ferns, whose slender
stalks supported at height Of twenty
feet or more the most delicate green
lace work, resembling beautiful para
soils. As we climbed higher the air.
which had been very warm, became
fresh and cool The higher we climbed,
the greater the wonders, and the rarer
the trea sures. Language fails to de
scribe the richness and beauty of the
trees, shrubs and flowers which raw
ished our eyes. Delicious odors filed
the air. Strange birds everywhere
beautiful humming birds OF peacock
colored plumage, glistening like
winged Jewels in the sunlight few all
around and about us. Through such
beauties we rode on some dozen miles.
when we came to the highest crest of
the mountain. must confess we we're
all very much disappointed; only great
heaps of brownish blue ashes. a few
big dark blue rocks, an ugly crater
all around. We were beholding an ex.
tinct crater.
On our return we stopped at a little
Indian settlement The huts were GOV.
cred with palm branches, the walls
were of bamboo reeds tha, ched to-
gether with huihucO vines. They were
we're making cassava bread from the
plant. and were perfectly in
different to our presence. They live
chiefly by fishing in the rivers and sea
)r by hunting in the woods. The ma
GRITTY display no mechanical ingenuity |
It all Here they live the careless, |
existence Of uncivilized |
life. They, as did their ancestors,
'elieve in some sort of future |
tate and in supreme he
ng to whom they offer sacrifices.
heir braves are supposed to go.
fter death, to state of felicity.
he cowardly are banished TO a dreary
esert or to the wilds of the rugged
All feeling we were well paid for
ur days outing. we were soon skim
ling over the sea homeward. The
ch green of the mountains deepened
, purple, the little huts by the sea
radually diminished till l. was like
view from the wrong end of an
Dera glass, and the many little boats
ecame white dots on the black water.
All things must eventually come to
! end. Just so this charming and
ver-to-be-forgotten voyage of mine
rough tropical Central America.
18th many handshakes and regrets
e babe each other farewell and bon
'yage. some bound for one or an
her part Of the world, while others
ID cast their lots with the Panamans. ,
ne usual hurry and scurry around a
reign port was to be seen here as =
I'll as elsewhere. The rough COM
ands of ship officers, good-byes from
ends to friends, handkerchiefs wav- q
2 and loud, long whistle from the
lip told us all We were once more
lking out to sea, homeward bound
day the soft winds blew. Evening !
me on with new beauties, a half
| moon directly overhead, the even. i
: star at hand, strangely brilliant =
sat out late into the night star 4
ling and wondering if it would ever =
my pleasure to revisit this beauti. b
land across the Caribbean sea. q
ere nature has done so much and x
n so little to make it one of the &
ST beautiful spots of Mother Earth. :,
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