Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-08-15

predict that this garden spot
of the Atlantic, with Its mild climate
md other health giving qualities, will
become the stopOver for all overseas
travel by airplane and dlrigible. They
point out that the exploit of the United
States navy In effectlng crossing has
virtually put the islands on the map.
MS far as the general public Is con-
cerned that for mpny years problems
Of construction will limit the over
seas route TO the Azores, where fuel
and other supplies may be replenish-
ed, says the New York Tribune.
Rising to height of more than
1000 feet-as In the case of PicO-
and at the lowest $50 feet above sea
level, as the island Of COrvo. the Is
lands form an oasis in desert of wa
ter and mist and heavy banks Of clouds
clouds that rise Off the water In the
view. narrowing the horizon to few
feet for the anxious.aerial pilot and his
navigator.
Already navigators are at work on
instruments to eliminate these difii-
culties. They count on the Azores with
all of It's mlsts and clouds to furnish
them with correct weather reports,
radio stations and rescue ships in case
of accident to the planes.
Pleasant Place for Stopover.
And stopover at the Azores Will
not be In the nature of hardship to
overseas passengers. What would
tourist find for example, II his plane
dropped him at Ponta Delgada, the
capital OF st. Michael's7 On ap-
preaching the Islands he would find a
great cloud of dense, gray mist resting
on the horizon. Nearer II becomes
reddish brown dotted with moldy
green.
Veerlng to the southeast toward
Ponta Delgada he would see the city
first as formal white line. or, II the
gaze could pierce the cloud. 1t would
be a broken line extending back from
the sea wall with series Of white
splotches, small conical hills Of bright
green and stiff white houses edged with
black trimmings.
The white lines would become
walls the next instant. disclosing
orange gardens, and the passenger
would drop into q little harbor clut-
tered with tramp sailing ships of
half-dozen nations. The harbor Is a
busy one, far superior In commercial
aspect to the town itself. which has
been maintained in all its primitive
state by the early Portuguese settlers.
| The admixture of Moorish and Elem
ish has not served to quicken the pace
of the community, nor that of any
other In the Island groups, for that
matter.
The clouds are most dense I'm the
morning. Toward noon the humidity
| is source of discomfort II one Is In
| the city, but not so on the mountain
| slopes.
The thermometer has never been
known to 90 below 4S degrees In Ian
uary. the mld-winter month, and II
never has risen above so. The aver
age is II degrees the year round.
Weather Is Always Mild.
| some OF the nneSt MONIES In the
world have been built there by wealthy
and often titled contlnentals, prlnci-
pally Portuguese. In the farming dis
trictS (and there are large farms
| among the varloIs lsnnds) many of
| the natives Weir costumes entirely
.ed-short Jackets, vests and knae
Dreeches, with CATERS buttoned over
the feet, which are often bare. When
anything at all Is worn on the s0les
! 1t usually consists Of leather san
! dals.
These people are of retiring dis
| position, rarely visiting the communi-
ties for fear that some one will laugh
ut them and their dress. In the
| towns, however, German, English,
Portuguese aud American commercial
! visitors have introduced modern modes
of dress and influenced social and bust
| ness life.
The natives do not overwork,
unless in caring for the many trav-