The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-07-20

g. eanturing the city, held 1t for short period
and abandoned 1t with booty valued at more
+han hair million ducats French adventures
aIso succeeded In capturing the city after slrenu-
ots slepe. and departed with even greater#treasz
ure. In spite of temporary capture, Cartagena
continued to remain Spanish. for, although some
- tha hesiepers were successful, their stay Was
onlv long enough TO plumber and sack
Not onlv ia Colombia rich in historic associa-
tions such as those connected WIN the ancient
civ Of Cartagena, but 1t is also rich ~ peau-
ties at nature which justify the Characterization
zof "A Gem Tween Two Oceans" One OF tnoss
haanty spots Is the famous Tequenuaha VIZ
terfall and connected with It Is an interesting
legend OF the Chbchas, the native inhaptanas
80 colombia Bochia was their protective deity
and Chlbchacum, subordinate ueilys vas 80
cod Of farmers, merchants and silver WORKERS.
Tho rhIbchas. like some other peoples OF the
Garth had their universal punishment or nooo
- aeconnf OF their many sins. This flood took
nlaca IN the great foundations OF the Sopo aho
Th,to rivers tributaries OF the Funza, the III
hahItants of the lofty plateau Of bogota hasini
onlv the tops OF the trees In Wnicn 70 aah'
refuge This great flood had been ORDERED y.
rhihchacum their subordinate god. But tn
SURVIVORS turned their eyes to Bocnlca, incl
communicating deity. and the latter, appearin
ono evening at sunset above the rainbow an
with ) golden scepter In one hand STRUCK sue
blow with 1t upon the rocks OF Iequenua.n
that they split In two and through the openin
thus made the waters held on the savannah
ss,s,n ~ Rogota were released. leaving 1t moi
fertile than before. thanks TO the SHINE LII
had accumulated. This was the divine origin
tho marvellous Teuuendama WaterIah.
T. tho old DAYS 1t was gold and precio
al tho n WeHt
~ Colombia and even today. In ADDITION 10
Inc the worlds largest producer OF emerald
that ranublc leads all other South Americ
countries In the production and export OF go
put her greatest treasure Is gold OF amour
sort--three kinds OF "gold' in fact. Tney
s.whlte rolds or platinum, In the proauction
x.h,ch abe ranks second 'black gold" or oil;
green gold" or coHee.
The worlds largest producer OF me con
and second In world coffee production ooiom
has leading role among the South Amerl'
aorntrias In being purveyor to the enorm
correa not OF her neighbor on the norln'
u.,.ad states. In 1882 that giant conee
norred out approximately 87'OOO,oooooo cups
.nar,cas national drink. enough 10 give eV
noraon In the United States TO cups per J
or almost two cups day, ana ~ per cen'
tha billion and half pounds OF Gomez now
tod annually Tor AIHcIlGhA Noh~S Ao'~N~ -
from the South American states with Coion
a. one Of the chief sources OF supply.
rrst as the United States looks to her 81
~onuh,,c IN the South for warming, nvigs
,nr dr,nk 40 does she also look to her Z
900, comfortable type Of headgear. For II
dur,ng the construction OF the Panama
road across the Isthmus of Panama tnen
:, Colombia, that the term panama AZ ap
to hats originated.
while that work was In progress, sever
.nssa native hats found their way into fn
r,tv and were purchased BY tourists ah
workmen. Owing to the rapid and profitable PIC
y, moo. few hats larger quantities were Or
!. "a add. Tourists who carried these
=. u. o.1 With them, when questioned A. to
Wi av,ai, very naturally replied that they
IAN panama and It was therefore gem
assumed that they must be produc' %
n.rt Of Colombia and since they were pro
y panama. they must needs be known as
h,t.. Thus without further inform
a az u Its origin, the term panama hat
- .sceoted Al correct and thus 1t has renal
tey western Nsw.p.p.r uniono