Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-03

the exception of st. David's, across the
harbor from ST. Georges, all the
principal islands are connected by
bridges. and one may drive from one
end Of the group to the other, dis
lance Of about twenty-five miles.
without using a ferry. There are one
hundred miles of superb roads, all laid
on solid rock, with smooth, compact
surfaces. The native road builders
have done their work well. They
thought nothing in the old days or
hewing a way through the brow of
hill to reduce the grade, and these
deep cuttings, now covered with maid
enhair fern and life plant, and shaded
by overhanging trees, have the ap-
pearance Of miniature canyons.
On the road one realizes Bermuda's
charm. It Is variety. No two scenic
pictures are alike. Like the chame-
leon. the sea Is constantly changing.
There Is a marked diversity of foliage,
with tropical trees growing alongside
those of northern zones, and a wealth
Of bloom. Bermuda Is never without
flowers, and some of the most gorge
GUS gre those that grow by the way
side, and cover the walls dividing the
farms.
The Bermudian a Flower Lover.
The Bermudian is a flower-lover. His
forefathers began collecting plants
from other lands three centuries ago,
and the habit survives. No man is sat-
isfied with the flowers that brighten
the wild places; he must have a gar
den in his own domain, and. however
small his holding may be, 1t is always
gay with color.
Brilliance on sea and land might
pail were there no contrasts, but for
tunately, they are here. Take, for
instance, the south shore. 1t Is far
different from any other part of Ber-
muda. You come upon long stretches
OF beach, the same white. sheli-strewn
sand that was converted into hills
when Bermuda was in the making and
the world was young. AS a back
ground there are gray limestone cliffs.
covered with sea lavender, thick, trail
ing vines. and wiry grass. Deep re-
cesses have been cut into the escape
ment. great powders lie at the base,
and there are turrets. pinnacles, and
arches, carved by wind and wave.
which fashion new designs with every
storm. From these cliffs one looks
down into the frothing bowls of the
boilers the circular coral atolls,
which attain perfection in Bermuda
waters and are constant source OF
wonder.
From the south shore go inland, per-
haps to Harrington Sound. Here. is
an excellent example of the enclosed
lagoon. It's waters are quiet in con-
trast to the tumble just left behind
Hills and trees are reflected upon its
unruff1ed surface and across the blue
one may see the tangle of a mangrove
swamp, impenetrable and dark. This
lagoon is destined to be great fish
ing preserve. The outlets have al
ready been screened, and it will be
stocked with great variety of ma
tive game fish
Just east Of Harrington Sound, In
the Valsingham district, through
which Tom Moore. the Irish poet
loved to ramble, are the caves, an UNI
derground world of calcite. Nature
has not completed these caverns fol-
each drop of water that percolates
through the ground above carries a
| minute deposit of lime to some glitter
| ing staiactite or translucent drapery
rious process, but not more SO thar
! decorating the ceiling 1t is a labo
| the task of the coral builders alont
the shore.