Show VERITABLE BLACK BLACIC GIANTS now how members of the twenty fourth compare with cubans on board the associated press pis als patch boat dauntless off Jur jaragua Juraj agua ria province of santiago do de cuba thursday june 23 via kingston jamaica friday june 24 copyright by the associated press now that thai the american land forces are arc threatening the city of 0 santiago de cuba tiro tile top topographical 0 conditions prevailing in t become interesting is where here the first farat landing is was as made and Juru gua where gen lawtons lawtonw headquarters store mere last night are both small coast towns in the throat of narrow cuts through a range of low hills fringing all the southern coast Bal quirl Is twelve miles ea east ead d of santiago and is eight if miles 1 1 ea cast 9 t ot of that city by the coast line 1 11 ites roa road t which runs behind the hills bill s in mice lee a aa e far it Is called here a wagon road but it 1 Is only practicable tor for heavy t two wo wheeled earn carts having six bullocks yoked joked to them tandem fashion and drawing a very small load the scouts report that the lie Is practicable I 1 for it artillery and pack trains but it I 1 Is 4 un lin speak ably bad even for walking though it Is reasonably level our troops have now passed all the small hills inter intervening biti between seen here arid and santiago the remaining twelve miles by road Is over a practically level country with a more chance for open order so far however the road has been walled and in most places over arched with impregnable jun jungle ale growth choins anil and creepers cree smelling ilk like the interior of a fragrant overheated conservatory and picturesque with jill splashes es of tropical color lit in oleander and other flowers but terrible tor for troops for halt half a mile mil rear near it a small stream runs in the road and the men have been compelled to walk in water we t r incidentally tho the medical advice about wet tret feet night binds ak inda or perspiration and the necessity of boiling drinking water later has already been thrown to the hinds easy as the advice adelco sounds nt at home it to in almo almot almost t impossible to follow it here some of the american officers who are familiar with arizona say they hue hale never seen soldiers on the plains P resent present such buch pictures of ct distress from tile the heat and they add that the only wonder is that there are arc so few pros orations trat ions as at present the tha american stature and apparent stamina ale aie remark remarkable able in comparison with that of the cubans and the span lards the colored soldiers of the twenty fourth and twity fifth re resl 1 I merits are uniformly large and they seem veritable black giant s in comparison with the tiny liny cubans |