The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-05-20

: pastry and almond sweets The roa,
b then runs diagonally across a valley
n from III to 10 miles wide, which ex
q tends down to Cagliari, at the south
, eastern end of the island
! Cagliari is the principal port of Sar-
DINA, and is often visited for a few
hours by tourists taking the weekly
steamer from Genoa to Livorno to
Tunis The bay of Cagliari is most
Impressive. On the right and left as
you enter are hills, with mountains
In the distance, while rising up from
the lowlands directly opposite the en-
trance is the city, on a rocky hill 400
feet high. The top of this hill is en-
clrcled by massive wall, built by the
Pisans in the Thirteenth century. AT
TWO OF its angles rise the towers of the
Lion and the Elephant, but of the
tower of the Eagle, which completed
the triangle, only the base remains.
In the center of these Notifications
Is the old town and the cathedral. On
the slopes of the hill outside the walls
is built the modern city.
CagIiari and Its BAYS.
Surrounding Cagliari are shallow
bays, which extend inland for many
miles, and are of interest because of
the government salt recoveres where
huge mounds of salt, 20 to 40 feet
nigh, can be seen on the flats. In the
spring hocks of flamingoes and other
Dlrds congregate on these lowlands
and add to the beauty of the scenery.
Inc land around the lagoons is espe-
cially fertile and well cultivated with ,
truck gardens and vineyards, from
wnlch very large quantity of wine t
IS made.
Cag1ari, the largest city on the is.
ana and the capital of the southern &
province, has about $1,000 inhabitants Il
Inc entire population of the island is n
at 10000, a density of r
population of So per square mile: this
much lower figure than in anv il
Their part Of Italy. C,
throughout Sardinia prehistoric tc
lonuments are prominent in the sbapa ly
truncated cones about 80 feet in
lameter at the base and built of W
rye rough blocks of stone about . n
eet high and of varying lengths ~,
hese towers are the "nuraghi" ba.
nging to the Bronze age and show ~
at the island must have been we'll
'pulated in the centuries antedating ~
christian era. The entrance 70 the al
uraghl" usually faced the south and ce'
rved to light the circular room with Pc
as did also door opening TO rul
lral staircase built in the walls and
dlng to chamber above the ground the
or. Few of the "nuraghi" have the it
'fing preserved entirely, so that we VIII
longer see them in their full heipbt to
original cone shape. Some have EIDE
or three chambers on the ground cha
" with inches in the walls nrob- ss5
y ror household gods. These tow- Pvo
were undoubtedly fortified habito- 10 =
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o get an insight into the life of the
aDltants of this isolated island ono
uid Visit its villages. 1t is in tbe N
re eastern half, with its NOM men
GUS valleys and villages where IN
real Sards live. Here one will dist1
them good looking and in good elect
IT, generous, hospitable. honor litter
and quite poor Politeness 10 mini
LED almost to an extreme. Often was
me rides through a small VILLAGE
children. and old men sir
at the doorsteps rise and wish Or,
'buon viaggio"; or if II han. anea
10 De noon, some may wish Won q pbon,
appetite Even the voung W..
are taught to take their hats off ,n~,
strangers pass by; and if one is III ~
automobile and happens TO sion d, ne
= out his camera, crowd If onarg
ssters seem to spring up around ''ian
ar all anxious to be in Tho nic.
10 refuse cup OF coffee or .
IT when visiting the house of On Can
liant Of village is an oct ~ bearin
uiscourtesy, and even the moor First
I'VE some beverage to offer. plant