, 1922-04-03

buried. The four-story castle on the
top OF a high hill is a prominent
landmark. 1t has been recently re-
stored and painted and is now in
charge of an old colored man who
tells the travellers the gruesome
story.
Our storekeeper Of the Fort st.
George is an amateur prize fighter
and he met the champion of the
West indies at the Apollo theatcr
tonight. The sailor won the match
on n foul in the first round. Many
of tho passengers on tho cruise at
tended the fight, which. --- rtaged
to settle a grudge Of long standing
as on a previous trip there had been
n dispute rel the decision. The
preiiminOrieo were better than the
average in the States. Several color
ID aspirants fought like tigers and
were as quick as lightning on their
feet and in delivering blows There
was no stalling Or hanging on to
each other to kill time, but a red
hot fight from start to finish and
the best man won
A dance at the hotel in the eve
ulEe WdS lak 6tiy dllttihC4 W 1ho
ladies' and gentlemen from the boat
Near midnight and at tho end Of
n perfect day. We boarded the
steamer and sought our staterooms.
well satisfied with the first day on
land in the West Indies.
ST. Croix.
We awakened this morning in the
bay off the town of Fredericksted.
st Croix island. St Croix Is unlike
St Thomas. 1t Is not mountainous.
the highest elevation. I am told. be-
ing 1.100 feet and It is for the great
err part under cultivation. As seen
from the sea 1t resembles q pano-
rama of beauty and interest to those
unfamiliar with tropical sugar cane
The plantations stretch
for miles and miles owe level and
rolling land. with wooded areas
scattered here and there
After a hurried breakfast our par
ty, which now consists of seven peo-
pie, George L. Croker and his
daughter Helen. of Providence. II.
l., and MI. and Mrs. A. S. Mazzur of
Boston. having joined US in u an-
tomobile excursions. we engaged an
Oakland Six automobile, which
was driven by a nicely dressed we'll
educated young native We then
drove through miles and miles of
beautiful plantation country, giving
us a splendid opportunity to see
the people, their mode Of living and
the beauties OF the country to good
advantage Here. as at St Thomas,
We found the distinctive mannerisms
and customs of the Danish people
Many interesting and novel sights
came within our view such as Sec
ing two-wheeled carts drawn by
sfow-moving but much prodded oxen.
We learned that although this coun-
try was formerly governed by Dem
mark 1t was settled and practically
controlled by Irish plantation own
ers who were quite progressive in
their cultivation of the soil. We
saw one large tract Of land on which
steam tractors were being used
which was indeed, in marked con-
trast to the crude carts and oxen
which were used by most of the 9TH
er places. The roads were generally
good, and. for the most part, were
bordered by tall. straight cocoanut
palms.
| frOfh frcuetichSu6u !" CuflSCan-
stcd- on tho other side OF tho island,
is Is miles but this distance was
quickly traversed and upon reach
ing C~hrfstiansted we were all of tho
opinion that we had never seen "a
more. picturesque sight The old
Danish architecture Is very quaint
and this. combined with the setting
/ in which the old town is placed,
made a remarkably pretty scene.
Tho harbor on this side of tho is
land would be much better than the
one in which we anchored IL It were
not for the dangerous coral reefs
that prevent q safe passage for a
ship OF any size.
10 vre esrt.nate in meeting a
Captain Pox1a. who - erecting an
electric plant in Christiansted and