Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-24

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-r .,,l. Riviera the old spanish y
' ...r5ng the shores of the is
,rl mainland of the Caribbean
. .'s land now, but oily a few
~, oro II was the paradise OF
'' The Sixteenth century pri-
,,l Dirates-fearless, erradc'
.r,ors spirits - though they
\ te Caribbean waters into a
M Spanish cockpit, at the same
discovered lands, developed the
/ ! amanshlp, and added greatly
IN worlds knowledge Of natural
lg anl geography
|oaIy after the discovery of Amer
4 Snr. at the height Of her power,
nd Al Of this domain as her
1 mi trespassers were regarded
.tntes Though the richest half
|ENDe was then emptying gold into
erqs Of Aragon and CASTLE, it is
lr,ed that one-third of the impe-
we,ne came from Spanish colo
kh he New world.
M Smn was not permitted to es-
MA her sway in the Western hemi-
ere mchallenged. Both England
France were puissant rivals.
gh the English seamen Of the
Ni8lth century, who were gentle
ayenturers swearing allegiance
Elizabeth came French corsairs,
EGi zeerOyerS, and nOndeSCript
rb Of mugglers, sIayers, traders
! rIyateers to infest the West In
Ms motley crew was followed by
.aleT in the Seventeenth cen
q md by ordinary pirates in the
arelth
ha consequence, there is scarcely
kNld among the hundreds in the
'5G that has not its story of
& early 0dyenturerS, and many bits
'li reveal today definite marks
aar ha0dIwOrk. There is not a
acl Of coast 20 miles in length
.a- does not have its story of
nd treasure.
Buccaneers Were Tolerated.
tan was practically no colony in
Saad'dotted Caribbean which had
"lp'eS against allowing buc-
WY 10 build fit OFT, or repair their
Wis 10 Its harbors. Tortuga. off the
-0l coast Of Haiti, and Jamaica
,eT.'a0Ie pirate strongholds,
7. Martinique, Curacao. st. kits,
.'1oaaos befriended them and en-
h''d their trade.
| home governments of France.
''ll and the Netherlands found
wv policy to countenance the buc-
~. ~ unl to wink at some Of their
.l'eS The council Of Jama,2a
y. 1ea' 50 far in 1866 as to emu.
=. ~ lis minutes 70 good reasons
"'a.lag commissions to prI.
.I u loF this august body said,
finished the island with neces-
%.. at easy rates, bring
w." ~ u CON- bullion, cocoa, log
: aaIso and cochinaal helped
.s s'1'5rS by buying the provisions
NJ ~ ~ 'O' sale; furnished work for
|, y A'ads Of artisans; brought
NJ, y cultivate the plantations
!, navy for the island: and
/, . y IlnieFceptIng Spanish mes.
/, \ furnished naa the governor of the
!, w., n',u valuable Information.
n ', ,.' Of all the English and
= y =, in the West indies
w N.Y., christopher or St. kits. os
M NY. o,,en called, one of the
p.. sands half way between
N @, !, and n Dominica. II was ais.
n n " columbus on his second
a. , america and called by him
,ras, ,'I' whose name the great
,.,.s' himself bore. s s'e"'
al u To-Day lay oImos; every avail
utn,.as us deep and fertile soil
IN ' ovl st. Kits is poverty.
gs,,. or IN. to oyerpopuIation 1 II
Sas n .,s are encircIed BY a a
al ~.. and the heart Of the
a h v''a .', up Of a series Of naa ,lis
/ ,gn,. nl.d ridges and ray yEr~S
70 tsr .us,e in a great ouiescent
ea e, ~ more than 1000 feet e,at
.sacetuI lake. ''"'er there
% M lo Saa claim a fuller measure
9 6,. y Than Tortuga. a small
q Ss o,sa opposite Port de- I paw
.ar r 'gy'n coast Of Haiti. If #
aa.tei. s s,5 rugged, and sparse,
y .: its s' o,i for those who are
! to apon Past there is nothing
ma I ,1o' i. Its history it is an IN
'o''sd treasure than any ~