New Britain herald., 1916-08-09

the commissary steward. It was pro- 1 nounced a great success and being i one of the first to go through had ] plenty of enjoyment watching the l rest go through. After the ceremony l was over every one was given cer- | tificate to show that he was trusty
 shellback of the deep, and MT. Me- Adoo was kind enough to sign cer- tificate for each man of the ship s 1 company.
 Our next stop was Rio Janeiro,
 Brazil, which is the capital and which | has population of over one million.
 As you approach the bay of Rio the l first thing that catches the eye is the famous Sugar Loaf mountain, l which stands majestically in the back 1 ground and forms picture of mag 1 nificent scenery. Later when given ! liberty, this mountain was visited by
 many of the crew, and in order to | gain the top there is an endless wire
 cable, which has a basket or car at- tached and will hold about fifteen or
 twenty people and runs from the summit of Mt. Corcovado to the top
 of Sugar Loaf mountain. It is hauled
 up and down by means of a steam engine. When the basket or car is about half way between Sugar Loaf and the starting point the car is sus- pended in the air for about ten min utes at a height of 800 feet At the top of this mountain it is stated that the most picturesque sColery in the world is obtained. Agriculture is Brazils most important industry, al- though there are diamond and gold 1 mines there.
 Our next port was Montevideo, Ur- ! uguay which is another beautiful | city and also the capital, The city is noted for it's heal .hfulness, owing to the good drainage and most viz
 orous breezes that sweep in from the i ocean, and it's natural advantages 1 have been so wisely improved by the 1 municipal administration that 1t an- 1 nually attracts many visitors and ! will no doubt become one Of the 1 greatest summer resorts of the con- ] tinent. Montevideo offers all the ad- | vantages of the modern up to date city and is embellished by numerous l parks, suburban resorts and bathing 1 beaches, also magnificent public build ings and elegant residences; the city is also noted for it's many charitable 1 societies. Uruguay consists of many i swamps, and in some places 1t Is well l
 everywhere adapted for gazing and i is suited for agriculture. It's prlncl-
 pal crop is wheat, Indian corn, millet, i oats. rye and flax, but the cattle and ! sheen industries are the greatest | source of wealth, and are rapidly de- i ve1oping.
 Bahia Blanca, Argentine, was our next stop it being the nearest we could get to Buenos Ayres. Bahia Blanca which Is rapidly becoming great city, is liable to be a great rival of Buenos Ayres in later years to
 come it has a natural harbor and
 many other advantages, 1t is also the
 navy base of that country at present, and is liable to succeed Buenos Ayres as the largest wheat shipping port in
 the world. According to the census taken in 1909, the population of Bahia Blanca was 798,962, and an increase since the census was 288,- 771. Our stay in Argentine was just long enough to take coal and water aboard, although Argentine sailors offered to help with coaling if the ship would stay long enough to allow our on tune enough LO SO dS1lOIS, DuI as the captain was anxious to proceed to the other coast we left shortly after the Coaling.
 Our next port was Lota, Chilli, which is small city, if it can be really called one, and aside from be- ing delayed there and having to wait for our coal to be mined nothing of much importance can be said in con- nection with 1t, although it has many coal mines which are worked day and night and though small 1t is a very busy place Soon after coaling we proceeded to Valparaiso where liberty was granted to all the men. some taking the trip over the mountains to Santiago, the Chilian capital. The
 American colony gave barbecue to two hundred men of the crew and , everybody seemed to have had
 roasting good time. The Chi1ian sail ors invited sixty mem bers of the crew to a picnic to be given in the