The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06

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himself with great skill and rarely
misses the fish for which he dives
The great white pelican never dives
but scoops UP the fish with its
enormous bill. Both varieties are
great swimmers and flyers and 1t IL
Interesting to watch them fyine
along the shore In strings of perhaps
q dozen, single file, just skimming the
surface of the water. We saw Mar
O'War birds, red billed terms, Jacf
Curlew, great white and blue Grams
numerous and close at hand that i
made my hunting partner exceedingl!
nervous.
1t was nearly moon when We reach
ed Key West, sometimes called
Americas Gibraltar" sometimes thu
Island City" her century long isola
ton broken and her ioniiness endee
by the coming Of the railroad in 1912
our daughter, Mrs! Roderick and the
Riddles were at the train to NEE
us and hustling us into the car, hurri
ed us to ~ Anyways to see Mr.
Roderick. whose airship. the Nina
was about to leave with passenger!
and mail for Havana.
We were very glad indeed to hav,
a days real rest and a meal of rea
home cooking once more, with all tn,
salt water fish or other sea food
fresh from the water, we wished Il
eat.
Fishing is a considerable industr!
n Key West, both for the local mar
ket and for shipment. There ar,
many varieties good for food ant
many others caught for sport only
l have had the pleasure and sport o
taking a few myself and have visitet
the fishing. docks and seen them in al
peculiar shapes and most brillian
colorings. There were leopard shark
hammerhead shark, black tip shark
moon fish, toad fish, kingfish, Sleeps
head, snappers, grouper, gar, jewish
moray eel, tarpon, spanish mackerel
Giro mackerel, rover mackerel, jacl
crevalli, yellow jack, blue runner
blue fish, blue grunt, yellow grunt
yellow tail, pork fish, trigger fish
angel fish and pilot fish. And from
these seas come also great turtles
But have wandered far from m.
subject. The Chamber Of Commerce o
Key West had only one day to pre-
pare for the editorial party but IT,:
members were hustling every mo
ment and when the special traiI
from Miami rolled into the station
Friday afternoon automobiles wer,
waiting to take the party for a driv,
through the city and to Stock Island
hicles may go. Returning to the cit!
a banquet was served at the New
asa Marina blouse by the Sea
which is the F. E. Cs last addition
to the line Of hotels on the cas-
coast.
The hotel is located at the ives
end Of the island and its ampl,
grounds will eventually be developed
into real tropical garden with {
Lariety of plants not to be found OF
the mainland. The banquet was ONT
sides our own party there were ovel
200 prominent residents of the cit,
and navy and army officers seated
at the tables. Considering the time
hey had for making arrangement:
ne Key West people are entitled t.
great credit for the splendid enter.
tainment furnished.
- Dinner ,ss : over Sua g the party was driver
went aboard the steamer Gov. Cobb
for the night passage to Cuba. They
knew they were going to eros!
the gulf stream, but what they die
not know was that they were going t.
feed that delicious Casa Marina din
ner to the fishes of the gulf stream
There were many contestants for the
long distance" record on that Fri
day night for the sea was very rough
and the old Cobb gave a good ex'
hiDition of how nearly 1t came tt
rolling over without actually doint
SO. I have never felt the sensation
Of seasickness and escaped again
both going over and returning, bu
from what / saw on this trip I have
no desire to experience the sensa
ton. We had intended going acros!
by the air route but in order to re
main with the party decided at thu
last moment to SAN and SO Mrs
Roderick accompanied US. deferrini
About seven o'clock Saturda,
morning we came within sight O
Cuba, the Pearl of the Antilles.
shall never forget the approach Il
Havana That beautiful white city
viewed from the harbor, is wonder
fully picturesque, with its large ant
imposing structures, solidly built anl
painted in brilliant colors. set agains
the the green Saekg to- Of the sIstan
the t,'i left, on the right the great create SCI e:
wall behind which is the MaIecon
constructed during the period O
American occupation, under the di
rection Of General Wood, whose nam
enters into every natives description
Of the modern parts of the city
Entering the harbor we passed neal
all that is left Of the battleshiI
Maine, and over on the Cabana!
fortress side, lying at anchor, was tn,
battleship Minnesota, waiting Their,
for General Crowder to straighten on
the Cuban election and financial diff
culties.
DISSEMINATING, we were directed t.
waiting automobiles provided for b!
the Havana committee in charge, ant
driven to the Sevilla where reserva
lions had been made for us. Our ca
was a new Chandler and our chauf
eur, Cristobal Benitez, the cleveres
city driver ever rode with. w,
had the same car and driver during
our stay in Havana and Mrs. Temp
kins and / both had the pleasure o
driving it In the Cuban capital.
r -
II would take pages to tell OF al
we saw and did while in Cuba, so t,
save time and space shall pass owe
1t hastily. There was a reception b!
President Menocal at the palace ant
reception by President Elect DIR. Al
fredo Zayas at his home. There wer,
automobile drives to all the principa
points of interest; down the Prad,
and along the sea by way Of TIT
famous Malecon, to MORO castle ant
Cabarras fortress and to the outlyin,
,-foc In