The Ordway new era., 1922-05-05
typ. Of Cart Used in Sugar Cane Districts of Formosa

-.a by the National Geographic
soclety Washington. ID. CD
o,s of the most important of the
..,Icps Of China" taken by outside ma
,,ons but one which there has been no
usntion of restoring, is the island
,blch the world knows as Formosa,
H., which the japanese, since they
lined possesslon of it through the
NlDo-Japanese war have named Tai
un
4Tbla Formosa' Isle-the
,,rly Portuguese voyagers called 1t;
,rd never was a more appropriate
,,ue given to an isle of the sea.
you care to confirm this In one OF
uyeral pleasant ways, sail along the
vest coast of Formosa in TEX pal, or
bamboo raft. on clear day, and
rou will witness a pageant of noun
tIn scenery that will haunt the men,
cy for many day.
Beyond the fertile plain. with its
emerald paddy-felds and its pictur-
eque little villages dotted here and
there on the banks Of meandering
creams. foothills with unending varia-
lions Of contour silhouette their tree
itnged SUBMITS against the paler
screen Of more distant mountains. OF
hese, sometimes five and sometimes
wen six parallel ranges are visible at
suce, each separate ribbon of color.
hading from the deepest sapphire to
DE palest azure and extending in an
lnbrOken chain of beauty from north
b south.
On the east of the island you can
ee the highest coastal cliffs known, at
nne places rising abruptly to an ele-
Vition of about 6,OO0 feet, and afford
Big an lmpregnable wall of defense to
te wild aboriginal tribes living in the
fountains back of them.
All Kinds Of Vegetation.
Formosan scenery is unusual In It's
drersity of vegetation within such
airow confines-the greatest length
the island from north to south is
bout 284 miles and so miles Is Its
natest width
from the palms and tropical fruit
ases OF the western plain 1t Is only
100 step to the slopes of the lower
ountalns, with their exuberant
@sles Of various growths-the beard
oahyans, the graceful tree ferns,
aien in sheltered hooks attain the
asal OF palms, and the ubiquitous
anboO grass.
mere among moss-strung trees, Is
'aa growing the beautiful butterfly
niu while in exposed spaces, nes-
ms among the rocks, rose-pink azaleas
aunt thelr gay blooms. A little high
sfe plateaus covered with camphor
s, .siei, Inc largest tracts of these valu-
\. trees In the world, while still
suer grow the forests of coniferous
ess-the giant benihi, similar to the
.uwOods of California, the largest
III the East and the second
,' s,s' In the world; the valuable
~. .Al or japanese cypress, and the
T. eeuar and spruce of the New
anu states; and higher yet the
W.! peaks of the tallest mountains.
sparsely covered with vegetation
..ss. sas sort' where eagles build their
~ % anu which for the greater part
how. 'enea'h mantle OF
Ae n,u. usual approach to the island is
MI pOf' OF kelung, in the extreme
n, Ka,. Almost any time one arrives
!, .'uie se the rain will be found COM
l,sstss u IN sheets, obscuring the hill
nj u s,.u d Train for Taihoku, the capi.
.,.s city, y, which on most mans ans still still,
mi !, y, oid Chinese name of Taipeh
Arouaha aoout I. ten minutes you will pass
M sa ~ long tunnel, under a noun.
M se m,,s on the other side of which
Isa.sa viii In all probability flnd the
s,n, pe = Hooded with sunshine. Rain
Es,la nj, : as ). out of place in this new new
Hers - as., s.ars in the broad daylight.
h. ',e mns and I there the train passes the
nipe,s !. matched dwelling of some
s,ts, 's :. aomesteader with a pool Of
~ ,,o. way of front yard. where
ssnd.s d..,ste,colored buffaioes take their
n. d,.,su 1..noku Is a Fine City.
! q. eo,..at distance of 20 miles to ra,hoku
n, v,sd 'ne !, In little more than an
n .n,,o, ,,a there the traveller is sure to to
sst,i,i' Il The s city-the broad streets eppe the
: kSi sai1a,Ipssar parks, and the Imposing pub. re
n Old l0,nss, sssm Only the gateways Of
: a. a. :, yhinese city, remain. S lookins Inc
ldar !. ~ .sa pace in their rejuvenated
8 os,s = the Egyptian obelisk in Cen
Heion =, Even ', Daitotei, the Chinese
- -. VI Talhoku, is unnaturally