Bisbee daily review., 1920-01-08
What He Saw in Porto Ri"o
At Sea, Nov. 23, 1906.

At Sea, Nov. g, 1906.
 DEAR KERMIT:
 We had a most interesting two days at Porto Rico We landed on the island and were received by the governor and the rest of the admin istration. including nice Mr Laurance Grahame: then were given receu- ton by the Alcalde and people ot Ponce; and then were straight across the island in automobiles to san Juan on the north shore. It was an So- mile trip and really delightful The road wound up to the high mountains of the middle island. through thenl' and then down again 10 the flat plaln on the north shore. The scenery was beautiful. It was as thorouehly trip ical as Panama. but much more liV- able. There were palms. bamhooS' tree-ferns, bananas, mangoes pom boos and many other trees and multi tudes of brilliant flowers. There w's ono vine called tho d~ear-vtpe v-'fh flowers as biz as great white wate"- lilies. which close un tight in the day time and bloom at night. There were vines with masses or hrllllant nuF'' and pink flowers. and others wl'h masses of little whit" flowers. whlcn at night time smell deliciouslv. There were trees studded over with hu"e white flowers. and others. the flam' hovants such as I saw in the cam n-ign at Santia~o. arc a mass ot large scarlet blossoms in June, Dut which now had shed them. I thought Inc tree-ferns especially beautiful. a in Cuba. quaint brilliantly colored. with the old church or cathedral fronting the pla-a. and the plaza al- ways full nf flCwers. or course the towns are dirty but they are not near lv as dirty and Hffensiv" as those o' Italy. and there is something pathetic and childliko about the people. we are giving them a goCd government and the island is prospecting. l never saw a finer set Of young fellows man those engaged in the administration. MT. Grahame. whom Of course you re- member. is tho intimate friend ana allv of the leaders of the admimstra- tion. that is of Governor Beekman Winthrop and of tho Secretary ol State. MT. Regis Post. Grahame IS a perfect trumr and such hand' some athletic fellow. and real Sir Calahad Any wren g-doine- and es- peciallv any cruelty makes him flame with fearless irdigrHtion. He per fectlv delighted the Porto Ricans and also immensely puzzled them hy com ing in his, Scotch kilt to a govern- meut ball. Accordingly, at my spe- cial request. had him wear his Kilt as. the state dinner and reception the nigh' wC wern at the pal?ce. You know ho is 9 dc eccnd"nt of Montrose' ard althmgh bNru in Caaada' ms parents were Scotch and he w9s cdu- cated in Scotland. Do tell MT. Bob Fergie about him and his kits when you next write him.
 We spent The night st th" ralace' which is half palace and hall castle, and was the residence Of the old Spanish governors. It is nearly foo years old. and is a delightful bulio ing. with quaint gardens and nualn' sca.wall looking over the hay. There were colored lanterns lighting up the gardens for the reception. and the view across the bay in the moonlight was lovely Our rooms wefc attrac tive as possible too, except that they were so very airy and open that We found it difficult to sleep-not that that much mattered as. thauks to the earliness of our start and the